Sr. Program Development Manager

InvestedintheMission; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Senior Government Program Development Manager to lead government program development and business growth across the Department of War, focusing on government and classified supercomputing solutions. This role drives strategic engagement and revenue expansion with DoW and related partners.

You will communicate complex AI and space tech concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences, shaping proposals and long-term partnerships while advancing SpaceX missions.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience engaging DoD or government stakeholders.
• Proven track record leading capture efforts and pipelines.
• Deep understanding of government procurement processes.
• Ability to translate complex AI/space tech topics for diverse audiences.
• Strong strategic planning and revenue growth mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategy for government stakeholder engagement and capture efforts.
• Identify and maintain DoW and service-level decision-maker relationships.
• Grow programs by fusing space sensing and supercomputing into new lines of effort.
• Shape responses to RFIs, RFPs, and other solicitations with compelling content.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research to stay ahead.

Skills

Government engagement

Capture management

DoD procurement

Strategic partnerships

Technical storytelling

RFI/RFP responses

Job description

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

SR. GOVERNMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. SpaceX Government Sales is expanding the team to support the deployment of StarshieldAI and Grok compute capabilities for the U.S. Government.

SpaceX is seeking a mission-oriented, results-driven Senior Manager to lead Government Program Development and business growth across the Department of War, focusing on government and classified supercomputing that make automated integration of global sensing a real-time decision advantage. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of mission-aligned agentic frontier models, the ability to communicate scaled-compute applications to technical and non-technical audiences, and the depth of experience to expand our DoW footprint by identifying and advancing AI opportunities aligned with national security priorities. This position demands knowledge of government procurement processes along with the energy, initiative, and dependability to own mission-critical outcomes with new government partners.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and execute a strategy for government stakeholder engagement, drive capture efforts, and develop a pipeline for supercomputing solutions addressing complex intelligence and operational challenges
• Identify, build, and maintain relationships with key DoW and Service level decision-makers, program managers, and technical evaluators across space and AI portfolios
• Identify new business opportunities and grow existing programs, finding new ways to fuse space sensing and supercomputing into quantifiable new lines of effort and revenue sources
• Shape and lead SpaceX responses to RFIs, RFPs, Sources Sought, and other government solicitations with technical content, compliance matrices, and differentiated value propositions
• Conduct continuous competition analysis and market research to stay ahead of developments in the opportunity landscape