Senior Capture & Proposal Strategist — Defense

Electra.aero; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

STD/LTD/Life insurance

Generous PTO

Paid winter break

401(k) with immediate vesting

Free catered lunches and beverages

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Electra seeks a Capture & Proposal Manager to turn government opportunities into winning proposals for the EL9 program. Reporting to the VP of Electra Defense, you will steer capture planning, write technical content with engineers, and manage submissions across SBIR, STTR, OTA, and CRADA.

You’ll own the proposal process end-to-end, including outlines, compliance, and reviews, building a robust proposal library for faster, stronger future submissions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years of government proposal development experience, ideally in aerospace or defense.
• Strong track record writing and submitting winning proposals end-to-end (SBIR/STTR, OTA, CRADA).
• Experience managing tight deadlines with cross‑functional teams and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own capture strategy and drive alignment; act as the primary voice of the customer.
• Build capture plans, win themes, and proposal approaches for each pursuit.
• Write, manage, and submit proposals across SBIR, STTR, OTA, and CRADA; maintain schedules and compliance.
• Collaborate with engineers to translate technical content into compelling proposals.
• Lead outline development, compliance matrices, section assignments, and internal reviews.
• Develop and maintain proposal library, templates, and past performance content.
• Advise leadership on bid/no-bid decisions, pricing inputs, and competitiveness.
• Track pursuit milestones, dependencies, and MOUs/teaming agreements with Legal.

Job description

Electra seeks a Capture & Proposal Manager to turn government opportunities into winning proposals for the EL9 program. Reporting to the VP of Electra Defense, you will steer capture planning, write technical content with engineers, and manage submissions across SBIR, STTR, OTA, and CRADA.

You’ll own the proposal process end-to-end, including outlines, compliance, and reviews, building a robust proposal library for faster, stronger future submissions.