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Senior Proposal Specialist

SpaceX· Global Business & Government Affairs
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Hawthorne, CA$115k - $165kPosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Proposal Specialist at SpaceX based in Hawthorne, CA. Responsible for managing the preparation and submittal of SpaceX bids for competitive opportunities, including launches and Starlink services, by coordinating authors, editing and creating persuasive proposals and graphics, and ensuring timely, high-quality deliverables.

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 degreeProfessional experience publishing and/or editing documents
Nice to have:Proposal writingMicrosoft OfficeEditorial standardsWriting and editingProject managementCommunication

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • various other discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave (as per company policy)
  • stock or long-term cash awards (potential)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Sep 2, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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