Star Catcher
Proposal & Capture Manager
Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Manager · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3–6+ years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Requires U.S. Person Status due to access to export-controlled technical data. The posting specifies eligibility as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or someone eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Owns Star Catcher’s end-to-end capture and proposal process, developing winning strategies and leading proposal efforts for commercial and government customers.
What you'll do
- Lead proposal development from opportunity identification through submission and post-award debriefs; write and review technical content.
- Maintain the proposal library and work with leadership to develop win themes, pricing strategies, and commercial terms.
- Coordinate engineering, legal, finance, supply chain, and program teams on deal terms, risk, and export compliance.
What they ask for
- 3–6+ years of progressive experience in proposal management, capture execution, business development, and/or technical work in aerospace, defense, or high-tech hardware.
- Proven technical writing ability, including clear, compliant proposals under short deadlines.
- Hands-on experience with U.S. Government acquisition processes, including DoW, USSF, NASA, or IC contracting vehicles.
- Ability to lead cross-functional consensus and meet strict submission deadlines.
Nice to have
- Experience writing win themes for space systems, airborne payload platforms, orbital infrastructure, or advanced R&D initiatives.
- Knowledge of FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR/STTR programs, or commercial space contracting mechanisms; experience introducing capture frameworks at scaling aerospace companies.
Tools
FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR/STTR, ITAR/EAR
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