SpaceX
Sr. Government Program Development Manager (Government Compute/ Intelligence Community)
$20K–$220K
Washington, DC +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Washington, DC, United States - Experience
- 5+ years in business development or account management; preferred experience includes 2+ years in technical project management, systems engineering, or Government space systems acquisition.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree; an advanced degree in a relevant field is preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Leads government program development and business growth for SpaceX’s Starshield AI and classified-compute capabilities across the Intelligence Community.
What you'll do
- Develop stakeholder-engagement strategy, support capture efforts, and build an AI and compute solutions pipeline.
- Build relationships with Intelligence Community decision-makers and identify opportunities combining space sensing and AI.
- Lead responses to government solicitations and coordinate program development across internal teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- 5+ years of business development or account management in the Intelligence Community or broader federal national security space.
- Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance.
- Must meet stated ITAR eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a relevant field.
- Experience with IC program development, capture, technical project management, government AI/ML modernization, or classified environments.
Pay
$155,000.00 - $220,000.00 USD base salary; up to an additional $20,000 USD annually (10% differential for employees with an active clearance, once officially briefed into a classified program)
Tools
AI, classified compute, agentic frontier models, cloud compute, AI/ML, generative AI, ML lifecycle management, data analytics
AI focus
Develop government AI and compute opportunities, including mission-aligned agentic models and applications that amplify overhead space systems; modernizing government AI/ML is preferred experience.
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