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Proposal Specialist

SpaceX· Global Business & Government Affairs
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Hawthorne, CA$80k - $125kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Proposal specialists manage the preparation and submittal of SpaceX bids for competitive opportunities, coordinating authors from across technical and business teams to produce clear, compelling proposals with persuasive graphics and timely delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Read, understand, and communicate the highly complex requirements of new customer opportunities
  • Develop and manage proposal schedules
  • Draft proposal outlines
  • Manage section authors from across the company, setting and enforcing deadlines and expectations
  • Work with technical staff to gather and draft technical information for commercial and government proposals
  • Help develop creative arguments and talking points into compelling executive summaries and proposal text tailored for each opportunity
  • Work with technical and business staff to resolve open issues and questions about proposal text, figures, and tables
  • Help identify and develop supporting graphics
  • Edit and rewrite as necessary for clarity, logic, and readability
  • Fact-check information and flag technical errors
  • Edit for spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Ensure documents conform to company format and editorial style
  • Ensure proposals comply with customer instructions
  • Guide documents through review and approval processes
  • Prepare documents for print. Produce required copies and arrange delivery
  • Help develop and improve deliverable templates
  • Help improve and streamline the proposal development process
  • Help maintain repository of frequently used proposal information
  • Support Mission Management, Sales, and other SpaceX organizations with editing, writing, publication, and communication

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5+ years of professional experience publishing and/or editing documents

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s degree in related fieldProposal managementEditing and writing
Nice to have:Graphic/visual proposal supportMicrosoft Office proficiency

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, including company stock or long-term cash awards
  • potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10 or more paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave policy as per company rules
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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