Senior Principal Aerospace Proposals Lead

Scaled Composites; California; On-site; USD 94,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus eligibility

Relocation assistance

100% Paid Benefits and 401k Matching

Job summary

Scaled Composites is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Proposal Analyst to join our team in Mojave, CA. The successful candidate will develop cost and schedule estimates and craft clear proposals to meet customer requirements, collaborating with contracts, engineering, business management, procurement and leadership.

The role interfaces with customers and leads proposal efforts. The position supports data capture and reduction initiatives to generate new proposal tools and service existing

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics or related discipline with 5 years of proposal or material estimating experience OR a master's degree in business, finance, economics or related discipline with 3 years of proposal or material estimating experience
• Must have thorough understanding of pricing and estimating methodologies, quality, and compliance requirements (FAR/DFARS) related to cost volumes and Cost Estimating System requirements
• Must have the 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 request for proposal (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-Rang 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 management

Cost estimating

Pricing methodologies

FAR/DFARS compliance

Top Secret clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/finance/economics or related

Master’s degree in business/finance/economics or related

Tools

Cost Estimating System

Job description

Scaled Composites is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Proposal Analyst to join our team in Mojave, CA. The successful candidate will develop cost and schedule estimates and craft clear proposals to meet customer requirements, collaborating with contracts, engineering, business management, procurement and leadership.

The role interfaces with customers and leads proposal efforts. The position supports data capture and reduction initiatives to generate new proposal tools and service existing