Director – Space & Missile Growth

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

📋 Description

• Assist in strategic customer engagement, business development, capture leadership, opportunity shaping, and technical solution formulation within the national security and missile defense sectors.

• Act as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, capture teams, proposal teams, program managers, and government clients.

• Enhance NextGen’s footprint in the national security and missile defense sectors.

• Fortify strategic relationships with government, military, intelligence, and industry organizations.

• Aid in the pursuit and acquisition of high-value contracts and strategic initiatives.

• Elevate visibility of NextGen's capabilities in essential mission domains and customer organizations.

• Provide reliable technical leadership to foster customer success and corporate expansion.

• Build and sustain relationships within the national security space, missile defense, aerospace, and intelligence sectors.

• Engage with government stakeholders to comprehend mission requirements, acquisition priorities, and emerging opportunities.

• Represent NextGen at customer meetings, industry conferences, technical exchanges, industry days, and strategic forums.

• Identify, qualify, and shape opportunities that align with corporate growth objectives.

• Assist in account planning, pipeline development, and long-term growth strategies.

• Offer customer and market insights to inform corporate investment and positioning decisions.

• Support capture teams in formulating customer-focused solutions and effective strategies.

• Lead or assist in proposal development, technical solution creation, color team reviews, and executive presentations.

• Develop differentiators, technical strategies, teaming methods, and partnership opportunities.

• Provide senior-level expertise across space systems, missile defense systems, systems engineering, acquisition programs, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, mission engineering, and operational concepts.

• Support customer programs through technical advisory services, assessments, strategic consulting, and selected contract execution activities.

• Mentor technical staff, business development personnel, capture managers, and emerging leaders.

• Supply executive leadership with evaluations of market trends, customer priorities, competitive landscapes, and emerging technologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Active Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance with SAP eligibility upon hire.

• Over 15 years of experience in supporting national security space, missile defense, aerospace, intelligence, or related Department of War programs.

• Proven experience within organizations such as the United States Space Force, Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, Space Systems Command, Space Development Agency, National Reconnaissance Office, Intelligence Community, AFRL, Combatant Commands, or similar entities.

• Background in technical leadership, acquisition, operations, engineering, program management, or advisory roles.

• Established ability to engage with senior government, military, and industry stakeholders.

• Experience in customer engagement, opportunity development, business development, capture efforts, strategic planning, or proposal preparation.

• Strong knowledge of defense acquisition processes, space architectures, missile defense systems, command and control, and/or mission engineering principles.

• Exceptional briefing, communication, and relationship-building capabilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field.

• Master’s degree is preferred.

• Previous experience as a senior military officer, senior enlisted leader, GS-15/equivalent government civilian, program manager, chief engineer, technical director, division chief, or a comparable leader in the industry.

• Graduate of the USAF Weapons School – 328th Weapons Squadron (Space Superiority WIC).

• Experience with SSC, SDA, Space RCO, MDA, AFRL, NRO, US Space Force Combat Forces Command (CFC), STARCOM, or other operational space organizations.

• Established professional connections within the national security space, missile defense, and intelligence communities.

• Experience with classified programs, special access programs, strategic pursuits, captures, and proposal development.

• Knowledge of Space Domain Awareness, Missile Warning and Tracking, Satellite Systems, Space Control, Modeling and Simulation, Digital Engineering, and/or Hypersonic Mission Areas.

🏝️ Benefits

• Play a pivotal role in shaping the future growth of NextGen within the national security space market.

• Influence strategic pursuits and customer relationships across critical defense missions.

• Contribute both technically and strategically to high-impact programs and opportunities.

• Collaborate directly with company leadership to help define future market direction and growth priorities.

• Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.