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Government Program Development Manager (Federal Civil Agencies)

SpaceX· Global Business & Government Affairs
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Washington, DC$115k - $155k + bonusFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Program Development Manager to grow Starshield and AI business across U.S. Federal Civil agencies, shaping engagement strategies, driving capture efforts, and building a development pipeline for satellite communications and AI solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Identify, build, and maintain relationships with key Federal Civil agency decision-makers, program managers, and technical evaluators across communications and AI portfolios
  • Identify new business opportunities and grow existing programs, expanding space sensing, satellite communications and AI solutions into new revenue sources for federal civilian agency solutions
  • Shape and support SpaceX responses to RFIs, RFPs, Sources Sought, and other government solicitations including pricing, technical volume, strategy, and win themes
  • Actively collaborate with engineering, customer ops, finance, and other internal business units to drive sales results and efficiency
  • Dive deep into U.S. Government connectivity, satellite communications, artificial intelligence, agentic LLM, and compute markets to identify trends and opportunities
  • Coordinate across multidisciplinary teams with engineering, mission management, finance, and contracts in program development phase
  • Continuously refine engagement roadmap based on internal strategies, mission needs, customer feedback, and competitive analysis

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 5+ years of experience in business development, account management, sales, or US Government acquisition

Skills

Required:Bachelor’s degreeBusiness development / sales / account managementCommunication and interpersonal skills
Nice to have:Federal government procurementAI/ML and aerospace concepts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • vacation, holidays, and paid sick leave policies
  • stock or long-term incentives potential and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Jul 29, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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