Responsibilities

• Develop and refine proposal win themes, discriminators, and strategic messaging
• Lead proposal content strategy and narrative development activities across strategic pursuits
• Create proposal outlines, storyboards, and content plans aligned with customer requirements and evaluation criteria
• Conduct interviews with engineers, program managers, executives, and subject matter experts to gather technical and programmatic information
• Transform complex technical concepts into clear, persuasive, and customer-focused proposal content
• Develop executive summaries, management approaches, technical narratives, and key proposal sections
• Ensure proposal content is compliant, compelling, and aligned with customer priorities and evaluation factors
• Collaborate closely with capture managers and business development leaders to align messaging with overall pursuit strategies
• Support proposal reviews and incorporate feedback from color teams, executives, and technical contributors
• Coach and mentor proposal writers and contributors to improve content quality, consistency, and effectiveness

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Communications, English, Journalism, Marketing, Business, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience developing winning federal proposal content
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into persuasive proposal messaging
• Experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Civil Space, or related government pursuits
• Strong interviewing, writing, editing, and storytelling skills
• Experience developing proposal win themes, executive summaries, and strategic messaging
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational, project management, and time-management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines simultaneously

Preferred

• Experience supporting pursuits with U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command (SSC), Space Development Agency (SDA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), NASA, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), or the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
• Familiarity with spacecraft development, satellite operations, launch systems, mission integration, or related aerospace programs
• APMP Certification (Foundation, Practitioner, or Professional)
• Experience supporting proposals valued at $50M to $500M+
• Experience within aerospace, defense, intelligence, or advanced technology organizations
• Strong understanding of federal acquisition processes and competitive proposal environments
• Experience developing proposal content strategies for highly technical solutions and mission-focused programs
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and proposal development tools

Benefits

• Ownership – Shape the proposal narratives and messaging strategies that directly influence Quantum Space's growth and mission success
• Innovation – Help communicate breakthrough aerospace and defense technologies enabling next-generation space operations
• Impact – Play a critical role in winning strategic opportunities that support national security, civil, and commercial space missions
• Growth – Join a collaborative team operating at the intersection of business development, strategy, engineering, and space technology