Senior Contracts Strategist – Aerospace & Defense

AV; Simi Valley (CA); On-site; USD 139,000 - 237,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with company matching

Flexible work schedule

Job summary

AV is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead its Contracts Department within the aerospace and defense sector. You will drive bid capture, contract negotiation, and lifecycle administration for long-term agreements, ensuring compliant and competitive performance across programs.

You will collaborate with Program Management, Sales, Strategy, Finance and Legal, delivering training and risk reviews while mentoring a contracts team. A Secret clearance and travel up to 10% are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience.
• Master's degree with 6 years of professional related experience.
• Secret clearance required and FAR/DFARS expertise.
• Experience with multiple contract types (FFP, CPFF, CPIF, OTAs, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance on all Contracts topics and competitive positioning.
• Serve as point-of-contact for customer portfolio and pre-contract activities.
• Collaborate with Program Management, Sales, Strategy, Finance and Legal on bids and contract reviews.
• Manage and monitor long-term contracts; summarize obligations and performance.
• Coordinate flow-downs of terms with all functions; ensure customer compliance.
• Generate compliance matrices; ensure adherence to ITAR/EAR regulations.
• Evaluate proposals for accuracy and compliance; support negotiations.
• Mentor and train contracts team members.
• Travel within the Continental US up to 10% as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Contract negotiations

Contracts administration

FAR/DFARS

Government contracts

Lead & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

AV is seeking a Contracts Manager to lead its Contracts Department within the aerospace and defense sector. You will drive bid capture, contract negotiation, and lifecycle administration for long-term agreements, ensuring compliant and competitive performance across programs.

You will collaborate with Program Management, Sales, Strategy, Finance and Legal, delivering training and risk reviews while mentoring a contracts team. A Secret clearance and travel up to 10% are required.