{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"e8e8b515b6b23b6a15082002","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e8e8b515b6b23b6a15082002","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/e8e8b515b6b23b6a15082002","title":"Proposal Development Lead","description":"Quantum Space is redefining mobility and maneuverability in space. Our high-mobility spacecraft platforms support national security, civil, and commercial missions with unmatched flexibility and propulsion capability. We build fast and iterate quickly.\nWho We're Looking For\nWe are seeking an experienced Proposal Development Lead to lead and manage strategic proposal efforts that support Quantum Space's growth across national security, civil, and commercial space markets. In this role, you will drive the full proposal lifecycle from solicitation release through final submission while ensuring proposals are compliant, compelling, competitive, and delivered on schedule.\nYou will serve as the central coordinator for proposal development activities, working closely with capture managers, business development leaders, engineers, program managers, contracts professionals, pricing teams, executives, and subject matter experts. This position is ideal for a highly organized proposal leader who combines deep federal proposal expertise with strong project management, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.\nYou will help Quantum Space pursue some of the most important space and defense opportunities in the industry by building efficient proposal teams, establishing repeatable processes, maintaining compliance, and ensuring proposal content clearly communicates Quantum Space's technical capabilities, mission solutions, and customer value.\nWhere You'll Make an Impact\nOwn and manage the end-to-end proposal process from RFP release through final submission\nDevelop and maintain proposal schedules, milestones, compliance matrices, and production plans\nLead proposal kickoff meetings, status reviews, daily coordination meetings, and submission readiness activities\nCoordinate inputs from technical, management, pricing, contracts, business development, and executive stakeholders\nEnsure proposal compliance with solicitation requirements, instructions, evaluation criteria, and customer expectations\nCollaborate with capture managers, business development leaders, and executive leadership to align proposal strategies, win themes, discriminators, and messaging\nMonitor proposal progress and proactively identify and mitigate risks to schedule, quality, compliance, and delivery\nOversee proposal production, reviews, editing, formatting, graphics integration, and final submission activities\nManage proposal resources, staffing requirements, and workload prioritization across multiple concurrent pursuits\nSupport and facilitate color team reviews, executive reviews, compliance reviews, and final quality assurance reviews\nDevelop proposal content strategies that communicate Quantum Space's technical capabilities, mission solutions, and value proposition\nMaintain proposal development processes, tools, templates, content libraries, and best practices\nServe as Proposal Manager when required to support critical pursuits and strategic growth initiatives\nContribute to continuous improvement initiatives that improve proposal quality, efficiency, and win probability\nWhat It Takes\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, Business Administration, Communications, English, or a related field\n8+ years of experience managing federal government proposal efforts\nDemonstrated experience leading and coordinating large-scale proposals valued between $50 million and $500 million or greater\nStrong understanding of federal acquisition processes, proposal development methodologies, and competitive procurement environments\nExperience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Civil Space, or related government customers\nExpertise in proposal planning, compliance management, content development, and proposal production\nExceptional project management, organization, and schedule management skills\nStrong written, verbal, and executive-level communication abilities\nAbility to lead cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments\nStrong editing, review, and quality assurance capabilities\nHigh attention to detail while maintaining focus on strategic objectives\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven proposal environment\nNice-to-Have Experience\nExperience supporting pursuits with U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Development Agency (SDA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NASA, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), or the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)\nFamiliarity with spacecraft development, launch systems, satellite operations, space mission integration, space domain awareness, or related space programs\nAPMP Foundation, Practitioner, or Professional Certification\nExperience supporting highly competitive aerospace, defense, intelligence, or advanced technology organizations\nExperience managing multiple concurrent proposal efforts and tight submission deadlines\nProficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, collaboration platforms, proposal management tools, and document production systems\nAbility to effectively engage executives, engineers, program managers, and customer-facing personnel\nWhat You'll Get\nOwnership – Lead strategic proposal efforts that directly influence Quantum Space's growth across national security, civil, and commercial markets\nInnovation – Help communicate advanced aerospace and defense solutions enabling next-generation space mobility and mission operations\nImpact – Drive high-quality proposals that support critical missions for defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial customers\nGrowth – Join a collaborative team operating at the center of business development, capture, engineering, strategy, and mission execution\nCompensation – Competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, generous leave, HSA, 401(k) matching, and equity sharing\nLocation: Rockville, MD; or Tulsa OK; or Hawthorne, CA\nBase Salary:$125,000 – $175,000\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Quantum Space's total compensation package.\nAdditional Requirements\nTo comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual per 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nApply now. 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Our high-mobility spacecraft platforms support national security, civil, and commercial missions with unmatched flexibility and propulsion capability. We build fast and iterate quickly.\nWho We're Looking For\nWe are seeking an experienced Proposal Development Lead to lead and manage strategic proposal efforts that support Quantum Space's growth across national security, civil, and commercial space markets. In this role, you will drive the full proposal lifecycle from solicitation release through final submission while ensuring proposals are compliant, compelling, competitive, and delivered on schedule.\nYou will serve as the central coordinator for proposal development activities, working closely with capture managers, business development leaders, engineers, program managers, contracts professionals, pricing teams, executives, and subject matter experts. This position is ideal for a highly organized proposal leader who combines deep federal proposal expertise with strong project management, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.\nYou will help Quantum Space pursue some of the most important space and defense opportunities in the industry by building efficient proposal teams, establishing repeatable processes, maintaining compliance, and ensuring proposal content clearly communicates Quantum Space's technical capabilities, mission solutions, and customer value.\nWhere You'll Make an Impact\nOwn and manage the end-to-end proposal process from RFP release through final submission\nDevelop and maintain proposal schedules, milestones, compliance matrices, and production plans\nLead proposal kickoff meetings, status reviews, daily coordination meetings, and submission readiness activities\nCoordinate inputs from technical, management, pricing, contracts, business development, and executive stakeholders\nEnsure proposal compliance with solicitation requirements, instructions, evaluation criteria, and customer expectations\nCollaborate with capture managers, business development leaders, and executive leadership to align proposal strategies, win themes, discriminators, and messaging\nMonitor proposal progress and proactively identify and mitigate risks to schedule, quality, compliance, and delivery\nOversee proposal production, reviews, editing, formatting, graphics integration, and final submission activities\nManage proposal resources, staffing requirements, and workload prioritization across multiple concurrent pursuits\nSupport and facilitate color team reviews, executive reviews, compliance reviews, and final quality assurance reviews\nDevelop proposal content strategies that communicate Quantum Space's technical capabilities, mission solutions, and value proposition\nMaintain proposal development processes, tools, templates, content libraries, and best practices\nServe as Proposal Manager when required to support critical pursuits and strategic growth initiatives\nContribute to continuous improvement initiatives that improve proposal quality, efficiency, and win probability\nWhat It Takes\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Aerospace, Business Administration, Communications, English, or a related field\n8+ years of experience managing federal government proposal efforts\nDemonstrated experience leading and coordinating large-scale proposals valued between $50 million and $500 million or greater\nStrong understanding of federal acquisition processes, proposal development methodologies, and competitive procurement environments\nExperience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Civil Space, or related government customers\nExpertise in proposal planning, compliance management, content development, and proposal production\nExceptional project management, organization, and schedule management skills\nStrong written, verbal, and executive-level communication abilities\nAbility to lead cross-functional teams and manage competing priorities in fast-paced environments\nStrong editing, review, and quality assurance capabilities\nHigh attention to detail while maintaining focus on strategic objectives\nComfortable operating in a fast-paced, deadline-driven proposal environment\nNice-to-Have Experience\nExperience supporting pursuits with U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Development Agency (SDA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NASA, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), or the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)\nFamiliarity with spacecraft development, launch systems, satellite operations, space mission integration, space domain awareness, or related space programs\nAPMP Foundation, Practitioner, or Professional Certification\nExperience supporting highly competitive aerospace, defense, intelligence, or advanced technology organizations\nExperience managing multiple concurrent proposal efforts and tight submission deadlines\nProficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, collaboration platforms, proposal management tools, and document production systems\nAbility to effectively engage executives, engineers, program managers, and customer-facing personnel\nWhat You'll Get\nOwnership – Lead strategic proposal efforts that directly influence Quantum Space's growth across national security, civil, and commercial markets\nInnovation – Help communicate advanced aerospace and defense solutions enabling next-generation space mobility and mission operations\nImpact – Drive high-quality proposals that support critical missions for defense, intelligence, civil, and commercial customers\nGrowth – Join a collaborative team operating at the center of business development, capture, engineering, strategy, and mission execution\nCompensation – Competitive salary, equity, and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, generous leave, HSA, 401(k) matching, and equity sharing\nLocation: Rockville, MD; or Tulsa OK; or Hawthorne, CA\nBase Salary:$125,000 – $175,000\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Quantum Space's total compensation package.\nAdditional Requirements\nTo comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual per 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nApply now. 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