Strategic Business Development Exec - Space & RF Systems

Capital Factory; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 3 weeks

Holidays 10

Birthday incentives

401K match

Medical/Dental/Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Education Reimbursement

Referral Program

Job summary

Vitesse Systems is seeking a Business Development Executive – Space & Multi-Domain RF Systems to join our Denver/Longmont team. You will drive end-to-end capture strategy and execution for high-priority U.S.

government, civil space, and defense opportunities, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver winning proposals. The role focuses on satellite antennas, RF payloads, and mission-critical RF hardware across defense, intelligence, and commercial markets, with up to 50% travel and

Qualifications

• 5-12+ years of federal business development or government contracting.
• Proven track record leading captures $10M–$100M with DoD, NASA, or the IC.
• Expertise in DoD/IC acquisition frameworks, FAR/DFARS compliance, and federal contracting strategy.
• Strong leadership presence and executive communication with senior government decision-makers.
• Active U.S. Secret or TS/SCI clearance strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage opportunity pipelines aligned with growth goals.
• Convert pipeline opportunities to meet quarterly/annual bookings targets.
• Lead capture strategy development for priority U.S. government programs.
• Direct capture teams through win strategy, customer engagement planning, and solution positioning.
• Oversee competitor assessments, pricing input, and proposal readiness reviews.
• Partner with Program Management and Technical Leadership for alignment.
• Maintain trusted relationships with federal stakeholders, primes, and subcontractors.
• Drive metrics-based capture reviews and governance adherence.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Business development

Leadership

Clearance TS/SCI

Proposal management

Job description

Vitesse Systems is seeking a Business Development Executive – Space & Multi-Domain RF Systems to join our Denver/Longmont team. You will drive end-to-end capture strategy and execution for high-priority U.S.

government, civil space, and defense opportunities, coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver winning proposals. The role focuses on satellite antennas, RF payloads, and mission-critical RF hardware across defense, intelligence, and commercial markets, with up to 50% travel and