Senior UAS Proposals Writer: Win Themes & Bids

Zone 5 Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life

401k with company match

3 weeks paid time off

Sick time

12 annual company holidays

Job summary

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Senior Proposal Writer to develop and maintain persuasive proposal content for our UAS programs. You will transform technical information into compelling narratives that meet customer requirements and evaluation criteria.

The role requires aerospace/defense proposal experience, strong writing and interviewing skills, and the ability to manage tight deadlines while ensuring compliance with FAR and solicitation instructions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Technical Communication, Journalism, Communications, Business, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–7 years of experience as a proposal writer with aerospace, defense, or manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated success writing winning competitive proposals.
• Strong understanding of the FAR and competitive proposal processes.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present technical information persuasively.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Acrobat.

Responsibilities

• Plan, write, and maintain customer-focused proposals for aerospace systems and products.
• Analyze RFPs, RFIs, BAAs, SOWs, and evaluation criteria to determine proposal requirements.
• Collaborate with Capture Managers to understand win themes and customer priorities.
• Collaborate with TPMs, business development, engineers, contracts, finance, manufacturing, quality, technical writers, and leadership to transform information into persuasive narratives.
• Interview subject matter experts to gather technical, management, manufacturing, logistics, quality assurance, cybersecurity, and program execution information.
• Write and edit technical, management, executive summary, past performance, staffing, quality, manufacturing, and transition plan sections.
• Ensure content compliance with solicitation instructions, page limits, formatting, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop proposal outlines, storyboards, content plans, and annotated templates.
• Produce illustrations and visuals to enhance understanding of complex systems.
• Participate in Pink/Red/Gold/White Glove reviews and incorporate reviewer comments.
• Maintain proposal libraries, reusable content, resumes, past performance narratives, and capability statements.

Skills

Proposal writing

FAR knowledge

Technical writing

SME interviewing

Editing skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Adobe Acrobat

Job description

Zone 5 Technologies is seeking a Senior Proposal Writer to develop and maintain persuasive proposal content for our UAS programs. You will transform technical information into compelling narratives that meet customer requirements and evaluation criteria.

The role requires aerospace/defense proposal experience, strong writing and interviewing skills, and the ability to manage tight deadlines while ensuring compliance with FAR and solicitation instructions.