Business Development Specialist

Venturi Astrolab, Inc. (Astrolab) is pioneering new ways to explore and operate on distant planetary bodies. We are singularly focused on designing, building, and operating a fleet of multi-purpose commercial planetary rovers to extend and enhance humanity’s presence in the solar system. We are seeking motivated, creative, and exceptional people to join our world-class team.   

The Business Development Specialist works across civil, defense, and commercial markets to identify opportunities, develop relationships, and support the proposals and pursuit activities that translate pipeline into revenue. This role has a strong emphasis on proposal support, relationship development, and government market fluency, working across NASA civil programs, DoD and dual-use pursuits, and commercial payload customers. 

You will work closely with the Head of Civil Space and Senior Sales manager to support implementation of growth strategies through lead generation (i.e., at events, conferences, and other growth opportunities) as well as through proposal work (i.e., produce capability statements, white papers, and proposal responses).  — and you will own the day-to-day activity that keeps the sales machine running between major captures. 

The ideal candidate is an execution-focused, highly motivated, and organized individual with experience in business development, proposal management, and government contracting. This role requires flexibility, creativity, and the ability to operate independently within a small team, with ample opportunities to shape new business focus areas and growth within the organization. 

This role reports to the Head of Civil Space and works closely with the Senior Director on commercial strategy, defense ecosystem coordination, and key partner engagements.