Remote Sales & BD Manager — Space & Defense

Cosmic Shielding Corporation; Huntsville (AL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

PTO 15 days

10 holidays

401K with 4% match

Disability & Life Insurance

Parental leave

Job summary

Cosmic Shielding Corporation is seeking a Sales and Business Development Manager to scale commercial activity and expand standardized product offerings. You will independently manage opportunities from initial engagement through quote, qualification, PO, and repeat production, collaborating with senior leadership and product, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

The role is remote with regular customer interaction and travel; candidates near Huntsville, AL are preferred, but we welcome

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in aerospace, defense, space, or another relevant technical market.
• Experience in sales, business development, account management, or customer-facing technical work.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a full commercial sales cycle.
• Strong technical aptitude and ability to communicate effectively with engineering and program teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, business, or a related field; an engineering or technical background is strongly preferred.
• Willingness to travel for customer meetings, conferences, and industry events.
• Comfortable working with both commercial and government customers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized and able to manage multiple opportunities simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Develop and close new commercial space and defense customers.
• Own opportunities through the full sales cycle, from initial engagement through quote, qualification, purchase order, and repeat business.
• Drive sample and evaluation programs toward qualification and production.
• Manage customer follow-up, quotes, pricing coordination, and commercial execution.
• Expand existing accounts and identify opportunities for additional products and programs.
• Build relationships with engineering, program, procurement, and business stakeholders at customer organizations.
• Maintain disciplined pipeline management, forecasting, CRM activity, and sales cadence.
• Sell Cosmic’s standardized enclosure and product-family offerings as they move into production.
• Support government and defense opportunities, including capture coordination and customer engagement.
• Work with senior leadership on larger strategic accounts, partnerships, and major capture opportunities.
• Represent Cosmic at customer meetings, industry events, and conferences.
• Provide market and customer feedback to product and engineering teams.

Skills

Aerospace/defense market experience

Full sales cycle management

Account management

Customer-facing communication

Travel willingness

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong written and verbal skills

Multi-opportunity organization

Strategic account development

Technical aptitude with engineers

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science/business

Job description

Cosmic Shielding Corporation is seeking a Sales and Business Development Manager to scale commercial activity and expand standardized product offerings. You will independently manage opportunities from initial engagement through quote, qualification, PO, and repeat production, collaborating with senior leadership and product, engineering, and manufacturing teams.

The role is remote with regular customer interaction and travel; candidates near Huntsville, AL are preferred, but we welcome