Senior Program Development Manager (Clearance Required)

SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace Company, 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.

• →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 solution content (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

• Master’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics, or computer science
• Active DoD SECRET clearance or higher
• 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 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 verbal and written 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
• Demonstrated attention to detail

Preferred Experience and Skills

• Demonstrated experience working with the Intelligence Community, U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), U.S. Air Force (USAF), or Space Development Agency (SDA)
• 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