Pacific Defense Hiring for Capture Manager at Washington, DC Full Time

Pacific Defense is a leading company that develops advanced RF and electronics systems for the U.S. Department of Defense and commercial clients. We specialize in creating solutions for the non-kinetic fight using Open Systems Architecture. Our goal is to provide cost-effective, highly capable, modular, and rapidly reconfigurable systems to our customers in less than half the time it takes traditional defense contractors. Our team excels in delivering sensing and effects solutions for the Land, Air, Sea, and Space domains at an unprecedented rate. We achieve this by combining extensive experience in Radar, EW, SIGINT, and Communications with a fast-paced commercial execution model. Our approach fully utilizes Open Standards, such as SOSA, CMOSS, and MORA, as well as rapid prototyping methods to bring our advanced capabilities to customers. The Pacific Defense family also includes Perceptronics Solutions, which specializes in signal processing, novel algorithm development, cognitive systems, high-performance computing, hardware design and development, and systems integration and testing. We value diversity, new ideas, and strive to create a great employee experience that fuels innovation in everything we do. Pacific Defense has established an outstanding reputation in our professional community and we are now expanding our team to make the most of new opportunities in solving tough challenges in national defense. Join us and accelerate your career!

We are looking for a Capture Manager who will take charge of the capture strategy, campaigns, product line application, and strategic direction and execution of all aspects of the capture within the Mission Solutions (MS), Operating Unit (OU) Business Development and Strategy activities.

Requirements

• Duties include strategic, capture campaign identification, management, and execution in line with Business Development and Annual Operating Plan roadmap, goals, milestones, and strategy.
• Leads business development capture activities and teams to secure new or re-compete contracts, or task order business.
• Develops the capture strategy including business solutions for pursuit of opportunities; identifies potential customers, competitive assessments, teaming suppliers, and prices-to-win; participates in bid and proposal activities and maintains on-going interaction with marketing and government relations entities.
• Responsible for daily operations of a capture team or capture work unit (direct supervision of the staff, assignment of work, schedules, day to day workflow, and operating costs).
• Capture Manager responsibilities include: cost, schedule, and performance of a specific capture activity within all assigned capture and proposal activities. Work is reviewed for adequacy in meeting business development and capture pipeline objectives.
• Ensures that all capture and proposal teams adhere to sound capture management and Business Acquisition Process (BAP) processes in accordance with company quality standards per business development procedures and practices.
• Report to the VP of Business Development the status and management of the capture, proposal, and systems engineering teams, and also serves as the capture manager to active program teams to ensure the broader capabilities are exploited and the active program’s needs for program growth are met.
• Coordinates capture and proposal activities across the broader Mission Readiness and Protective Systems Business Unit (BU) to ensure collaboration within the Business Unit portfolio and associated Business Development, Capture, and Systems Engineering teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 7 years of experience
• Active DOD Secret security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) or Business Management discipline
• Experience with Business Development or Capture Management execution and management
• Experience leading capture and proposal teams
• Experience in systems engineering, development, integration, and test
• Domain expertise in Live, Virtual and Constructive Training
• Knowledge of customer acquisition processes

Benefits

Pacific Defense provides competitive salaries, performance bonuses at all levels, and immediately vested 401K match. We cover 100% medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, as well as a flexible spending account for incidental health care expenses. We offer paid time off and federal holidays to spend time with family, pursue outside interests, or just get some extra rest.

Pacific Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.