Senior Space & National Security BD Manager

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Parental leave

Job summary

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Program Area Manager to lead national security and defense-oriented business development. You will drive customer engagement, coordinate proposals, manage contracts and pricing, and guide cross-functional teams to secure new work while ensuring satisfaction and repeat business.

You will leverage deep domain knowledge in space, defense and sensor systems, directing resources and timelines to meet cost, schedule and performance baselines.

Qualifications

• PhD with 5+ years of relevant work experience or MA/MS with 7+ years or BA/BS with 9+ years.
• Leadership in formulation, implementation, operations and delivery of projects or proposals.
• Multidisciplinary knowledge in national defense/space-related processes and acquisitions.
• Extensive experience in developing business and closing with reimbursable customers.

Responsibilities

• Direct customer outreach and engagement for national programs and defense initiatives.
• Lead and coordinate business leads from implementing organizations, contracts, pricing.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customer management and JPL task managers.
• Oversee resources, schedule, cost, and performance to ensure approved baselines.
• Represent JPL at customer and technical interface exchanges; improve BD processes.

Skills

Leadership experience

BD lifecycle

National Defense knowledge

Systems engineering

Technology proposals

Education

PhD in Engineering/Math/Physical Sciences

MA/MS in relevant discipline

BA/BS in relevant discipline

Tools

Bid & proposal processes

Job description

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena seeks a Program Area Manager to lead national security and defense-oriented business development. You will drive customer engagement, coordinate proposals, manage contracts and pricing, and guide cross-functional teams to secure new work while ensuring satisfaction and repeat business.

You will leverage deep domain knowledge in space, defense and sensor systems, directing resources and timelines to meet cost, schedule and performance baselines.