Program Development Manager (Clearance Required)
Quick Summary
SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense.
SciTec, a wholly owned subsidiary of Firefly Aerospace, is a dynamic non-traditional defense contractor that delivers advanced technologies in support of U.S. National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five plus years, we have supported Department of Defense customers by developing innovative remote sensing algorithms, tools, and techniques to deliver world-class data exploitation capabilities supporting missile defense; intelligence, surveillance, & reconnaissance; space domain awareness; and aircraft survivability missions.
Responsibilities
~1 min read- →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 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
Requirements
~1 min read- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or computer science
- U.S. Government or aerospace industry experience in technical program management roles of 12+ years
- Industry experience of 10+ years participating in 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 $10M.
- 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
Nice to Have
~1 min read- 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
- Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher
What We Offer
~1 min readSciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- June 18, 2026
- First seen
- September 28, 2026
- Last seen
- September 28, 2026
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- 0
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- 0
- Trust Level
- 22%
- Scored at
- September 28, 2026
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