National Security R&D Growth Manager

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute business development strategies for national security R&D markets
• Identify and qualify new opportunities for DoD and IC R&D customers
• Seed, shape, and influence emerging customer requirements through early engagement and thought leadership
• Collaborate with internal engineering and mission teams to craft compelling solutions to and white papers
• Lead capture efforts, proposal strategy, teaming discussions, and stakeholder outreach
• Represent Impulse Space at key industry days, technical forums, and classified engagements
• Maintain situational awareness of acquisition pathways (e.g., OTAs, MTA, SBIR/STTR, IDIQ) and upcoming solicitations
• Work closely with executive leadership to align defense pursuits with long-term strategic objective

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in business development, capture, or program management in the national security space domain
• Demonstrated experience with the U.S. Department of Defense and/or Intelligence Community R&D customers
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills with both technical and executive stakeholders
• Bachelors (or equivalent) or higher degree in engineering, science, or defense technology
• Active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain one
• Ability to travel as needed (up to 50%

Preferred Skills and Experience

• 8+ years of demonstrated in experience working directly with national security, as pertains to spacecraft, satellites launch vehicles, or similar
• Experience with early-stage or high-growth aerospace companies
• Demonstrated track record of shaping and winning R&D programs or advanced concept studies