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Senior Proposal Manager

Muon Space· Business Development
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Remote$149k - $218kfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior-level role leading Muon Space's high-priority proposal efforts and capture materials, driving technical and business strategy from opportunity identification through contract award. Provides cross-functional leadership to develop compliant, differentiated proposals and scalable capture processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead cross-functional teams to develop compliant, compelling, and differentiated technical proposals
  • Develop best practices, processes and materials to enable Muon to deliver compelling proposals
  • Partner with executive leadership, Business Development, Engineering, Program Management, Finance, and Manufacturing to define materials, themes and messaging in support of key capture activities
  • Develop technical win themes, discriminators, and solution strategies aligned with customer mission needs and Muon capabilities
  • Lead proposal planning, schedules, reviews, and executive decision gates across multiple concurrent pursuits
  • Ensure compliance with RFPs, BAAs, RFIs, and other government solicitations
  • Perform competitive analysis, customer assessments, acquisition strategy analysis, and risk identification
  • Develop and continuously improve company-wide capture processes, proposal libraries, reusable content, and best practices
  • Lead proposal retrospectives and drive continuous improvement
  • Mentor technical contributors on capture best practices
  • Influence long-term growth strategy by identifying emerging customer needs and market opportunities

Qualifications

  • 10+ years leading technical captures, strategic proposals, or business pursuits
  • Demonstrated success leading complex captures from opportunity shaping through contract award
  • Experience translating customer mission needs into executable spacecraft or mission solutions
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams without direct authority
  • Strong knowledge of U.S. Government acquisition processes (FAR/DFARS, RFPs, BAAs, OTAs preferred)
  • Excellent technical writing, presentation, and executive communication skills
  • Ability to balance technical, schedule, cost, and execution tradeoffs
  • Strong organizational and project leadership skills
  • Active clearance (TS)

Skills

Required:Technical leadershipProposal writingCapture management

Benefits

  • equity grant
  • medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401k retirement plan
  • short & long term disability and life insurance
  • three weeks paid vacation
  • 12 paid holidays
  • unlimited sick time
  • paid parental leave
Last updated Sep 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Muon Space

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