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SciTec Program Development Manager - Missile Warning/Mission Data Processing in El Segundo, California

SciTec, Inc. has been awarded multiple government contracts and is growing our creative Team. SciTec is a dynamic small business with the mission to deliver advanced sensor data processing technologies and scientific instrumentation capabilities in support of National Security and Defense. For the past forty-five years, we have supported customers throughout the Department of Defense and U.S. Government in building innovative new tools to deliver innovative world-class data exploitation capabilities.

SciTec has an immediate opportunity for an accomplished Program Development Manager (PDM) to support our growth initiatives and strategic plan. This position will be based in our Boulder, CO or El Segundo, CA office. The PDM reports to the Executive Director of Program Development and is responsible for identifying, tracking, developing, and capturing new business opportunities. The PDM leads or actively contributes to the portfolio proposals, and initially will support the FORGE portfolio. FORGE (Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution) is the USSF/SSC modernization of operational missile warning systems. SciTec leads two FORGE programs and contributes to a third. The PDM must be able to perform as an individual contributor and work on teams within a tight schedule environment.

Responsibilities

  • Engage at senior levels to understand and shape Government and SciTec acquisition plans and strategies

  • Interface with Customers and Industry partners to articulate SciTec’s capabilities and solutions

  • Develop and maintain a roadmap of portfolio opportunities and brief executive management

  • Develop teaming strategies, non-disclosure agreements, teaming agreements

  • Lead assigned opportunities through a gated milestone process, leading to a proposal effort or a no-bid decision

  • Serve as a Proposal Manager for assigned portfolio proposals, providing leadership to the proposal team and coordinating with internal organizations (Contracts, Security, etc.)

  • Work proposal content and logistics with proposal teammates. Develop win themes, proposal outlines, features/benefits, and proof points

  • Ensure timely delivery of all required proposal deliverables. Support pre-award activities including addressing customer questions, BAFO, and teammate engagement

  • Develop and track to a proposal schedule, establish and manage the proposal budget baseline, and support other proposal efforts

  • Support proposal standup activities to include kickoff meeting, project team orientation, and establishing collaborative IT environments

  • Research new business databases (consortiums, GovWin, sam.gov, BAAs, etc.) to find and track potential portfolio opportunities

  • Adhere to and refine new business and proposal processes

  • Support recruitment and hiring efforts for successful opportunities

  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in physics, mathematics, engineering, or computer science

  • US Government or aerospace industry experience in technical or managerial roles of 12+ years

  • Industry experience of 8+ years participating in Government technical proposals

  • Experience analyzing requests for proposal (RFP, etc.) documents to formulate and execute the proposal development plan

  • Experience in leading proposal development efforts, including proposal development process and conducting meetings/reviews (e.g. KO meeting, color team reviews)

  • Strong team building, time-management, and conflict-resolution abilities

  • Possess strong writing skills to articulate and refine our technical and managerial solutions that aligns with the customer’s needs

  • Extensive experience in documentation tools (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite software - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project) and with collaborative environments (e.g. Confluence, Teams)

  • Ability to interact and develop positive relationships with customers, teammates and colleagues

  • Demonstrated ability to research opportunity databases

  • Ability to develop WBS elements and map them to SOW paragraphs and LCATs

  • Ability to merge bottom-up pricing and price-to-win values

  • Ability to summarize complex technical descriptions

  • Detail oriented

  • Good verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Experience and Skills

  • Domain knowledge in Overhead Persistent InfraRed (OPIR), Space Domain Awareness (SDA), Missile Warning/Missile Defense (MW/MD), Technical Intelligence (TI) or Command & Control (C2) technologies and applications

  • Experience working with the U.S. Space Force (USSF), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Space Development Agency (SDA) or Intelligence Community

  • Experience working with subcontractors and consultants

  • Experience with Agile management principles, risk management and project scheduling

*Resumes, Cover Letters, and Applications which are generated by AI will not be considered for employment.

Benefits

SciTec offers a highly competitive salary and benefits package, including:

  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

  • 3% Fully Vested Company 401K Contribution (no employee contribution required)

  • 100% company paid HSA Medical insurance, with a choice of 2 buy-up options

  • 80% company paid Dental insurance

  • 100% company paid Vision insurance

  • 100% company paid Life insurance

  • 100% company paid Long-term Disability insurance

  • 100% company paid Hospital Indemnity insurance

  • Voluntary Accident and Critical Illness insurance

  • Short-term Disability insurance

  • Annual Profit-Sharing Plan

  • Discretionary Performance Bonus

  • Paid Parental Leave

  • Generous Paid Time Off, including Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay

  • Flexible Work Hours

Salary range: $160K - $215K per year

The pay range for this position is shown above. SciTec considers several factors when extending an offer of employment, including but not limited to the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, education/training, and key skills. This is not a guarantee of compensation.

SciTec is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

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