Senior Program Development Manager
About The Position
SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a defense contractor specializing in advanced technologies for U.S. National Security and Defense. For over 45 years, SciTec has supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques for data exploitation in areas such as missile defense, intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance, space domain awareness, and aircraft survivability. This is a hybrid position based in Boulder, Colorado, reporting to the Executive Director of Program Development. The role involves identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities aligned with strategic growth initiatives, leading or contributing to proposals, and functioning as an individual contributor while leading teams under tight deadlines. Applicants must be U.S. citizens due to government contract requirements and the need for security clearances.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or computer science
- U.S. Government or aerospace industry experience in technical program management roles of 20+ years
- Industry experience of 15+ years leading the development of capture plans and technical proposals in support of Department of Defense or Intelligence Community
- Experience in leading business capture and proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews. Should include experience leading and winning individual technical proposal efforts in excess of $50M.
- Possess strong writing skills to articulate and refine our technical and managerial solutions that align with customers’ needs
- Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customers, teammates, and company senior leadership
- Possess strong team building, time-management, and conflict-resolution abilities
- Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher
- U.S. citizenship
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated experience working with the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Air Force (USAF), Space Development Agency (SDA), COCOMs, or the Intelligence Community
- Demonstrated domain expertise in technologies, applications, and operations in one or more of the following mission areas: national security space systems, battle management command and control (BMC2), integrated air and missile defense, or ISR.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical teams to develop new capabilities and solutions for US Government customers
- Demonstrated track record of business development success with US Government customers in national security space arena
Responsibilities
- Identify, capture, and maintain program opportunity pipelines and roadmaps within assigned Strategic Campaigns as part of overall corporate strategy
- Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal development effort or a no-bid decision
- Lead assigned proposal efforts as the Proposal Manager and manage development of proposal content (technical solution, win themes, features/benefits, proof points, graphics, etc.) with the technical team (company and teammates) and proposal compliance content with internal Business Operations organizations (Contracts, Finance, IT, Security, etc.)
- Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts to ensure timely delivery of all required proposal content
- Develop marketing materials and articulate SciTec’s capabilities and solutions to customers and industry partners
- Brief corporate and portfolio leadership on the status and progress of new business pipeline and initiatives
- Support pre-award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement.
- Support just-awarded program standup activities to include kickoff meetings, staff hiring, team orientation and collaborative IT environments
- Periodic business travel may be necessary to meet with customers and industry teammates and to represent SciTec at tradeshows and conferences.
- Other duties as assigned
Benefits
- 4% Safe Harbor 401(k) match
- 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options
- 80% company paid Dental insurance
- 100% company paid Vision insurance
- 100% company paid Life insurance
- 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance
- 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance
- Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance
- Short-term Disability insurance
- Annual Profit-Sharing Plan
- Discretionary Performance Bonus
- Paid Parental Leave
- Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay
- Flexible Work Hours
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
