# National Security Programs Development Manager

**Company**: Astranis
**Location**: San Francisco, CA
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $150,000-$225,000 USD
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96372482

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## Description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity's reach into the solar system. Today Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe – large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military.

As a National Security Programs Development Manager, you will support the USG Sales team in shaping and capturing U.S. government business opportunities. You will have experience both as a user of space systems as well as developer of space capabilities, specifically within the Intelligence and Special Operations communities.

Responsibilities:

- Support the building of relationships and interacting with Astranis customers and partners within the Intelligence and Special Operations communities

- Develop materials in support of customer interactions, including preparation of written materials, talking papers, and briefings

- Develop, manage, and support proposal activities, including proposal leadership, development, and writing of proposals

- Improve awareness of Astranis solutions within the USG space communities by identifying key decision-makers in Intelligence and Special Operations organizations

- Track USG programs of interest, including budget, Congressional actions, industry participation, and technical requirements

- Assess competitor capabilities and offerings to understand the competitiveness of our offerings across USG and commercial markets

- Identify opportunities for industry partnerships to expand Astranis systems capabilities, product offerings, and access to USG pursuits

- Represent Astranis in related trade associations, coalitions, and conferences

Requirements:

- B.S. or B.A. in engineering or hard science

- At least 5 years of experience in field operations, engineering, program management, corporate strategy, or USG sales/business development

- Working knowledge of USG intelligence and special operations communities

- Willingness and ability to travel as needed, up to 40% of time

- Strong motivation to form product offerings to expand USG market share

- Excellent written and oral communication skills

- US Citizen

- Eligible to obtain a TS/SCI Security Clearance

- Less than 5 years since previously active TS//SCI Security Clearance

- Willing to submit to a Counterintelligence Polygraph

Benefits:

- Compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits

- Base pay is $150,000-$225,000 USD

- Significant equity package via incentive stock options

- High-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals

## Skills

### Required
- space systems
- Intelligence and Special Operations communities
- USG sales/business development
- engineering
- program management

### Nice to have
- M.S. in engineering or M.A. in business
- satellites
- national security space systems/architectures and missions
- SATCOM systems
- USG capture/proposal management and/or USG acquisition experience

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