Proposal Manager, Radar & Surveillance

ttmtech; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TTM Technologies, Inc. seeks a Program & Proposal Manager for Radar and Surveillance Systems to lead proposals and coordinate cross-functional teams in a fast-paced aerospace environment.

This hybrid role requires strong capture, pricing, and technical writing skills, with travel about 25% to customer sites or sites. You will partner with Business Development, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, and Operations to deliver compliant, compelling proposals on schedule.

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-quality and compliant proposals.
• Strong capture and proposal development skills.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams in aerospace/defense.

Responsibilities

• Lead proposal preparation and submission across RF/microwave systems.
• Manage proposal schedules with internal reviews and pricing activities.
• Coordinate with Business Development, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, and Operations.
• Ensure proposals are complete, compliant, and delivered on schedule.
• Support pricing strategy and negotiation positions.

Skills

Proposal management

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

RF/microwave knowledge

Job description

TTM Technologies, Inc. - Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) - Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology products, including mission systems, radio frequency (\"RF\") components, RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (\"PCB\"s). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop design, engineering and manufacturing services enable customers to reduce the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

Additional information can be found at www.ttm.com

TTM Technologies - Publicly Traded US Company, NASDAQ (TTMI) - Top-5 Global Printed Circuit Board Manufacturer

About TTM

TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of technology solutions including engineered systems, radio frequency (\"RF\") components and RF microwave/microelectronic assemblies, and quick-turn and technologically advanced printed circuit boards (\"PCBs\"). TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how TTM's time-critical, one-stop manufacturing services enable customers to shorten the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.

Program & Proposal Manager, Radar and Surveillance Systems

Position Summary:

The program and proposal Manager, Radar and Surveillance Systems is a hybrid program management and proposal management role responsible for both leading customer programs and managing the development of new business proposals. This position is primarily responsible for leading the development, coordination, and delivery of high-quality, compliant, and competitive proposals for the Radar & Surveillance Systems business. This position will manage proposals across a portfolio of advanced radar, IFF, counter-UAS, and multi-mission sensor products serving U.S. Government, prime contractor, commercial aerospace, and international customers.

The Proposal Manager will own the proposal process from initial opportunity capture through final submission and post-submission activities. The role will work closely with Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Finance, Contracts, Supply Chain, Operations, and executive leadership to develop compelling technical and business solutions that maximize probability of win while protecting margin, schedule, and execution performance.

The successful candidate will combine strong proposal-management discipline with the ability to operate in a fast-paced aerospace and defense environment involving complex technical products, customer-specific solutions, aggressive schedules, and cross-functional teams.

Position is expected to be on-site or hybrid, but remote options are available if applicant is willing to travel to site approximately 25% of the year

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads preparation and submission of competitive proposals, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, ROMs, BAFOs, white papers, and unsolicited proposals.
• Establishes and manages the complete proposal schedule, including customer milestones, internal reviews, pricing activities, executive approvals, and final submission.
• Serves as the single point of accountability for proposal execution and coordination of all functional contributors
• Manages multiple simultaneous proposals of varying size, complexity, and maturity.
• Partner closely with Business Development to coordinate and facilitate opportunity gate reviews, bid/no-bid decisions, and pursuit win strategies.
• Analyzes customer solicitation requirements and develop proposal compliance matrices, outlines, schedules, and responsibility assignments.
• Facilitates proposal kickoff meetings and strategy sessions with technical, program, and business leadership.
• Supports development of pricing strategies that balance probability of win, customer affordability, competitive position, program risk, and business margin objectives.
• Maintains alignment between customer requirements, proposed technical solution, pricing strategy, and business objectives.
• Coordinates development of technical volumes, statements of work, work breakdown structures (WBS), schedules, compliance responses, and technical assumptions.
• Lead the proposal team's integration of technical scope, schedule, labor estimates, material estimates, NRE, recurring production costs into a resource allocation matrix (RAM)
• Coordinates closely with finance, supply chain and pricing organization to develop the proposal cost and pricing estimates
• Provides recommendations to support negotiation positions including potential areas to reduce or down scope
• Coordinates with Contracts and Legal office to generate final offer package including final terms and conditions and proposal adequacy
• Ensure Basis of Estimates are complete, consistent, traceable, and defensible.
• Ensure proposals are complete, compliant, compelling, accurate, and delivered on schedule.
• Establishes clear ownership, deadlines, and delive