Aerospace Proposals Lead — Senior Principal

Scaled Composites; Mojave (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus eligible

100% Paid Benefits

401k matching

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Scaled Composites is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Proposal Analyst to collaborate across contracts, engineering, business management, procurement, and leadership to create accurate proposals that meet customer requirements. This role will lead proposal efforts and support data capture initiatives for new tools and services.

The successful candidate will develop cost estimates, schedules, pricing models, and basis of estimates while ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS and other standards.

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of pricing and estimating methodologies, quality, and compliance requirements (FAR/DFARS) related to cost volumes and Cost Estimating System requirements.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance and Program Access.
• Travel may be required up to 5% (CONUS)

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the full life cycle of the proposal process including initiation, development, submission, and follow-up.
• Compile cost, schedule, and technical elements in the development of proposals in accordance with RFP specifications.
• Write and compile content for compelling, award-winning technical volumes for submission with the proposal package.
• Field, organize, and respond to customer solicitations and requests.
• Participate in scope, schedule, and pricing reviews with management and customer representatives.
• Seek out and incorporate proposal input from project teams, contracts, and support departments.
• Analyze specifications, including sketches, blueprints, bills of material, or sample layouts, and calculate costs using labor and material pricing metrics and historical data.
• Develop Basis of Estimate and Bill of Materials in support of proposal audits.
• Create pricing models and cost estimating relationships.
• Assist in creating database of prior Scaled efforts that capture historical performance data.
• Ensure external laws, internal procedures, and standards are met.
• Perform program closeout analysis.
• Support Annual Operating Plan, Long-Range Spend Plan, and award plan deliverables.
• Conduct ad hoc and special projects as required.
• Ability to multi-task and work multiple assignments simultaneously

Skills

Proposal writing

Cost estimating

Pricing methodologies

Top Secret clearance readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics or related discipline

Master’s degree in business, finance, economics or related discipline

Tools

Cost Estimating System

Job description

Scaled Composites is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Proposal Analyst to collaborate across contracts, engineering, business management, procurement, and leadership to create accurate proposals that meet customer requirements. This role will lead proposal efforts and support data capture initiatives for new tools and services.

The successful candidate will develop cost estimates, schedules, pricing models, and basis of estimates while ensuring compliance with FAR/DFARS and other standards.