Senior Proposal Manager

Muon Space, Inc.; Woodbridge (VA); Remote; USD 149,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

Medical insurance

401k retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Life insurance

Job summary

Muon Space seeks a Senior Proposal Manager to lead high-priority proposals and capture materials, coordinating across Engineering, Business Development, Program Management, Finance, Contracts and Executive Leadership to develop compliant, differentiated bids.

This role supports remote work from approved locations and focuses on scalable capture processes, competitive win themes, and active engagement with executive leadership to drive growth and success.

Qualifications

• 10+ years leading technical captures, strategic proposals, or business pursuits.
• Experience guiding complex captures from opportunity shaping to contract award.
• Translate customer mission needs into executable spacecraft or mission solutions.
• Lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Government acquisition processes (FAR/DFARS, RFPs, BAAs, OTAs preferred).
• Excellent technical writing, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to balance technical, schedule, cost, and execution tradeoffs.
• Strong organizational and project leadership skills.
• Active clearance (TS).

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop compliant, compelling, and differentiated technical proposals.
• Develop best practices, processes and materials to enable Muon to deliver compelling proposals.
• Partner with executive leadership, Business Development, Engineering, Program Management, Finance, and Manufacturing to define materials, themes and messaging in support of key capture activities.
• Develop technical win themes, discriminators, and solution strategies aligned with customer mission needs and Muon capabilities.
• Lead proposal planning, schedules, reviews, and executive decision gates across multiple concurrent pursuits
• Ensure compliance with RFPs, BAAs, RFIs, and other government solicitations.
• Perform competitive analysis, customer assessments, acquisition strategy analysis, and risk identification.
• Develop and continuously improve company-wide capture processes, proposal libraries, reusable content, and best practices.
• Lead proposal retrospectives and drive continuous improvement
• Mentor technical contributors on capture best practices.
• Influence long-term growth strategy by identifying emerging customer needs and market opportunities.

Skills

Technical captures leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Proposal development

FAR/DFARS knowledge

Technical writing

Lead without authority

Security clearance TS

Job description

The Senior Proposal Manager is responsible for leading Muon Space's high-priority proposal efforts and capture materials, driving technical and business strategy from opportunity identification through contract award. This role provides cross-functional leadership across Engineering, Business Development, Program Management, Finance, Contracts, and Executive Leadership to develop winning, compliant, and differentiated proposals while establishing scalable capture processes across the company.

This position can be performed remotely from an approved location.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams to develop compliant, compelling, and differentiated technical proposals.
• Develop best practices, processes and materials to enable Muon to deliver compelling proposals.
• Partner with executive leadership, Business Development, Engineering, Program Management, Finance, and Manufacturing to define materials, themes and messaging in support of key capture activities.
• Develop technical win themes, discriminators, and solution strategies aligned with customer mission needs and Muon capabilities.
• Lead proposal planning, schedules, reviews, and executive decision gates across multiple concurrent pursuits
• Ensure compliance with RFPs, BAAs, RFIs, and other government solicitations.
• Perform competitive analysis, customer assessments, acquisition strategy analysis, and risk identification.
• Develop and continuously improve company-wide capture processes, proposal libraries, reusable content, and best practices.
• Lead proposal retrospectives and drive continuous improvement
• Mentor technical contributors on capture best practices.
• Influence long-term growth strategy by identifying emerging customer needs and market opportunities.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years leading technical captures, strategic proposals, or business pursuits.
• Demonstrated success leading complex captures from opportunity shaping through contract award.
• Experience translating customer mission needs into executable spacecraft or mission solutions.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong knowledge of U.S. Government acquisition processes (FAR/DFARS, RFPs, BAAs, OTAs preferred).
• Excellent technical writing, presentation, and executive communication skills.
• Ability to balance technical, schedule, cost, and execution tradeoffs.
• Strong organizational and project leadership skills.
• Active clearance (TS)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with spacecraft design, satellite manufacturing, payloads, mission operations, or launch integration.
• Experience supporting DoD, Space Force, SDA, NRO, NASA, or commercial space customers
• Experience building capture frameworks or proposal operations in a high-growth environment.

The salary range for this role is $149,000 - $218,000, plus a competitive equity grant and comprehensive benefits package. Final compensation will be determined based on skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location as assessed during the interview process.

About Muon Space

Founded in 2021, Muon Space is an end-to-end Space Systems Provider that designs, builds, and operates LEO satellite constellations delivering mission-critical data. Our revolutionary, integrated technology stack enables customers to optimize every dimension of their missions for faster time-to-orbit and superior constellation remote sensing performance. Our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of Silicon Valley is optimized for manufacturing spacecraft and rapid, flexible payload integration at scale. From climate monitoring to national security, Muon Space is dedicated to delivering Earth Intelligence for a safer and more resilient world.

Taking Care of Our Team

At Muon salary is only part of our total compensation package. In addition to salary, full-time employees receive equity compensation as well as benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan, short & long term disability and life insurance. We also offer three weeks paid vacation for new employees, along with 12 paid holidays, unlimited sick time and paid parental leave.

Our mission embraces the entire planet and we believe our team should too. Muon is dedicated to creating a diverse and dynamic company and workforce. We believe in equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or gender identity. We value diversity in the workplace, and that starts with our applicants. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't check all the boxes, and we look forward to reviewing your application! In addition, if you need a reasonable accommodation as part of your application for employment or interviews with us, please let us know.

Muon is currently registered and able to hire in the following states:
AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IA, ID, MD, MA, MI, MN, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TN, TX, VT, VA, WA

This position requires access to export controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must either be (A) a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, (B) eligible to access the export controlled information without a required export authorization, or (C) eligible and reasonably likely to obtain the required export authorization from the applicable U.S. government agency. The Company may, for legitimate business reasons, decline to pursue any export licensing process.

U.S. Export Control laws require that access to certain technical information be limited to U.S. Persons (U.S. Citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents/Green Card Holders) and individuals granted appropriate authorization. Please indicate your current Immigration and Work Authorization status. Verification will be required upon hire.

Do you currently hold a security clearance?

If no, are you willing and able to obtain a security clearance?

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For government reporting purposes, we ask candidates to respond to the below self-identification survey. Completion of the form is entirely voluntary. Whatever your decision, it will not be considered in the hiringprocess or thereafter. Any information that you do provide will be recorded and maintained in aconfidential file.

As set forth in Muon Space’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed below, please indicate by making the appropriate selection.As a government contractor subject to the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA), we request this information in order to measurethe effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA. Classification of protected categoriesis as follows:

A "disabled veteran" is one of the following: a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.

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