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Raytheon · 10 hours ago

Associate Director, Space Payloads Capture Management

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$173K/yr - $329K/yr

10+ years exp

Raytheon is a company dedicated to helping the nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. The Associate Director for Space Payloads Capture Management will lead new strategic pursuits within the Mission Solutions & Payloads business portfolio, focusing on developing advanced space payloads and ensuring effective collaboration across multiple stakeholders.

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No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop and lead new business captures for space payloads, building the teams, developing win strategies, guiding solutioning (technical and programmatic), leading gate reviews, and ensuring delivery of competitive bids

Engage with customers and industry partners to understand architectures, requirements, acquisition plans, budgets, and key stakeholders to ensure offered solutions are compliant and discriminating

Drive cross-functional collaboration with internal organizations and stakeholders across multiple levels (e.g., program managers, chief engineers, and finance) to ensure high-quality inputs and releasable products are developed to support the capture

Create and deliver presentations and white papers to key customers and stakeholders in support of shaping strategies and broader capture plans

Manage applicable resources, including staffing, new business funds, and coordination with internal IRAD/CAPEX investments

Support MSP Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and Long-Range Planning (LRP) activities associated with key pursuits, investments, and strategy

Work across a mixture of unclassified and classified pursuits

Collaborate with RTX Global Government Relations (GGR) at the Federal, State/Local on Public Policy in their advocation and development of new technologies and our solutions

Travel: Approximately 25 to 30%, Domestic

Qualification

Capture ManagementAerospaceDefenseProposal DevelopmentSpace PayloadsUSG Acquisition ProcessesStakeholder EngagementTeam LeadershipCross-functional CollaborationPresentation Skills

Required

Typically requires a University Degree and a minimum of 12 years' experience in the Aerospace and Defense industry in either technical or programmatic roles, or an Advanced Degree and a minimum of 10 years' experience

3+ years as the capture manager or in a major leadership role (e.g., Business Development, Program Manager, or Chief Engineer) pursuing new contracts with USG (DoD, IC, Civil) customers pursuing with values of at least $50M

Experience leading teams in accomplishing project objectives within budget and schedule constraints

Experience developing and delivering white papers, proposal elements, and executive-level briefings

Experience with USG acquisition and planning/programming processes

Preferred

Master's Degree or higher in an Engineering or Business discipline

15+ years of work experience in the space industry in technical and programmatic roles, with at least 5+ years of capture and proposal experience with USG, commercial, and/or international customers pursuing contracts with values of at least $200M

Experience interfacing with USSF, IC, and/or NASA/NOAA customers

Prior experience developing space payloads or key elements of space missions (e.g., spacecraft)

Direct space acquisition experience within the USG or National Labs (e.g., FFRDC or UARC)