Senior Program Development Manager (Clearance Required)

SciTec•Boulder, CO

1d•$172,000 - $227,000•Onsite

About The Position

SciTec, a subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is seeking a talented business development professional with a technical product background and a proven track record of business growth to join their team as a Senior Program Development Manager (PDM). This on-site position in Boulder, Colorado, focuses on developing business and programs aligned with the company's strategic growth initiatives. The PDM will report to the Executive Director of Program Development and will be responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities within assigned Strategic Campaigns. This role involves leading or actively contributing to proposals, functioning as an individual contributor, and leading teams under tight deadlines. SciTec exclusively works on U.S. government contracts requiring U.S. citizenship and 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.
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

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 teaming strategies, teaming agreements, and subcontract RFPs
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 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