Sr Business Development Manager - Aircraft Integration

If you are adept at grasping and translating technical ideas, enjoy pooling resources with multiple teams, and have experience in the US Military, US Department of Defense, or Aerospace & Defense industries, we may have the perfect role for you! As a Business Development Manager, you'll meet with customers, facilitate new business opportunities, and develop and execute capture strategies. You'll oversee market assessment, monitor market activity, identify customer needs, and provide assistance for new product development planning activities. Your duties will also include assessing program opportunities against target market, core proficiency, revenue potential, company ability, and projected business forecasts.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains – air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Qualifications You Must Have:

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field of study
                            • Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of required education

• Typically, 8+ years of progressive business development experience, which includes 6+ years of management experience

• Advanced knowledge of US Department of Defense Military programs or Civil Space services, and acquisition procedure

• Experience with Airborne ISR (Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance)

• Experience with Aircraft Integration

• International business experience

• Ability to understand customer requirements and operations concepts and interpret, translate, and explain detailed technical ideas to technical and non-technical audience

• Progressive experience with technical marketing, proposal development, and program management or engineering design

• Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to motivate/work with others

• An active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance is required

Qualifications We Prefer:

• Exposure to proposal coordination activities to ensure proposals are staffed and supported to achieve success

• Ability to work successfully in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment, emphasizing rapid fielding of capabilities, with minimal supervision

• Background in the Aerospace and Defense Industry, the US Department of Defense, or US Military

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America’s fastest-growing companies. Learn more about SNC

This posting will be open for application for a minimum of 5 days and may be extended based on business needs.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and more.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

This position requires current/active Top Secret with SCI eligibility U.S. Security Clearance. U.S. Citizenship status is required as this position needs an active U.S. Security Clearance for employment. Non-U.S. Citizens may not be eligible to obtain a security clearance. The Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudications Facility (DoD CAF), a federal government agency, handles the adjudicative aspects of the security clearance eligibility process for industry applicants. Adjudicative factors which affect the outcome of the eligibility determination include, but are not limited to, allegiance to the U.S., foreign influence, foreign preference, criminal conduct, security violations and illegal drug use.

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