At Lightridge Solutions Trident Systems Space Electronic Systems (SES) division, we believe in the power of using strong engineering principles to drive innovation and solve complex problems.
We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews.
We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.
We are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers.
We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.
OVERVIEW Trident is seeking a Proposal Manager to lead and contribute on cross-functional teams to respond to new business requests.
This includes directing and coordinating the activities of subject matter experts and technical authors to produce high-quality winning proposals on rapid timescales in a growing space electronics company.
This role's primary responsibilities will be:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Manage the process to generate responses to requests from potential customers including but not limited to; requests for quotes (RFQ), requests for information (RFI), requests for Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, and requests for proposal (RFP) responsesLead multiple concurrent proposals, prioritizing resources and deadlines to ensure deadlines are metIn close collaboration with the capture manager, create and drive proposal schedules as required, and will work closely with the proposal team to maintain scheduled deliverables up to final proposal submittalCoordinate and lead major project meeting/gate events such as Bid/No-bid Meetings, Kick-off Meetings, Strategy Meetings, Pricing Reviews, and Executive ReviewsLead effective story-boarding and development of strategic win themes and discriminatorsHave the opportunity provide content creation of proposals, contributing to technical volumes, developing program schedules, contributing to cost volumes, and pricing.Support the capture manager in developing and reviewing Basis Of Estimates (BOEs) for proposal pricing; apply standard pricing to BOEsCoordinate the answers of Fact-Finding questions received from proposal recipientsIn collaboration with the Capture Manager, support the pursuit of market opportunities in aerospace marketsMaintain business metrics in support of Trident's business campaigns while driving for continuous improvement in the proposal process KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABIILITIES Experience writing, evaluating, and/or managing wining proposals on 3-6 week timescalesStrong technical acumen regarding space-based electronic systemsStrong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple proposals simultaneously and prioritize tasks effectivelyDemonstrated team leadership abilityStrong written and verbal skillsProficiency in MS Office Suite including MS Project, VISIOProficiency in collaboration tools such as JIRA, SharePoint, etc.Excellent interpersonal skillsDriven to achieve results, solve problems, and remove obstacles and drive continuous improvement QUALIFICATIONS Education/Certification: Bachelors' in Business Administration, Engineering, Communications or related filed.
Prior Program Management experience is desired Years of Experience: 5-7+ years of proposal management/leadership Clearance: None Required; TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph a plus or have the ability to obtain Role Type: Hybrid; expected to be onsite ~50% of the time WORKING CONDITIONS Typically, a quiet office environmentHybrid telework EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability, race, national origin, color, religion, sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Trident Systems Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected Veterans and a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
Trident Systems has a desire for priority referrals of protected Veterans.
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