Business Development Manager – Mission Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize new mission opportunities that align with Voyager's capabilities, targeting commercial, civil (NASA), and national security space clients.

• Establish and nurture trusted relationships with both prospective and current clients, prime contractors, mission partners, and government program offices.

• Formulate account strategies and call plans for key customers; spearhead executive-level engagement and customer presentations.

• Ensure pipeline visibility, opportunity health, and precise forecasting within the group's CRM/opportunity-tracking system.

• Lead capture strategies for assigned pursuits, encompassing competitive analysis, win themes, teaming, price-to-win, and gate reviews.

• Collaborate with the Mission Management team to convert customer requirements into compelling and actionable mission concepts.

• Drive proposal development in partnership with capture managers, contracts, pricing, and engineering leadership; take ownership of the customer-facing narrative and value proposition.

• Shape opportunities prior to RFP through customer engagement, white papers, RFI responses, and demonstrations.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a closely related technical/engineering field.

• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience within the space or aerospace sector, including at least 4 years in business development, capture, or customer-facing program roles.

• Proven track record of qualifying, capturing, and securing space-related opportunities, including direct contributions to one or more contracts of significant value.

• A working technical understanding of space missions, spacecraft, ground systems, and launch — adequate to converse credibly with customers and engineering teams.

• Familiarity with the U.S. space ecosystem and clientele, including a mix of commercial space, NASA, U.S. Space Force, NRO, and other DoD/IC stakeholders.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to present technical content to executive and customer audiences.

• U.S. person status as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62); must be able to access export-controlled information.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), allowing employees to take the necessary time to recharge and sustain a healthy work-life balance.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees.

• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with over 12,700 options nationwide, including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll.

• 401(k) retirement plan featuring a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, promoting long-term financial security.

• Company wellness programs that foster physical and mental well-being.

• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources.

• The chance to collaborate with a highly skilled team in an innovative, mission-driven environment.