What You Will Do:

We seek a Proposal Manager/Lead Technical Proposal Writer who acts as the content architect and internal coordinator of key Astronautics proposals and complex written customer-facing documentation. In this role you will be responsible for managing the development, planning, and writing of compliant and compelling content that responds to specific business opportunities. As a key member of the proposal team, the Proposal Manager will support new business capture by working closely with business development and product strategy along with the subject matter experts (SMEs) from across the Astronautics organization to clearly elucidate win themes, differentiators, benefits, and key features for technical and management proposals. The Proposal Manager also creates and manages a library of reusable outlines and content for future proposals and drives improvements to the proposal-writing process and timely completion of proposal inputs from key stakeholders within the organization.

This position is based at our headquarters in Oak Creek, Wisconsin and reports directly to the Director of Communications. Or, when assigned, the Proposal Manager reports to the capture manager for the opportunity.

How You Will Do It:

• Analyze Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotations (RFQs) to understand the technical, operational, and administrative requirements and proposal-evaluation criteria that will inform our response.
• Deconstruct Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Information (RFI) and Request for Quotations (RFQs) into manageable and assignable packages or tasks that can be disseminated within the Astronautics organization.
• Coordinates with proposal section authors to collect information and write and edit content for multiple concurrent RFPs, RFIs, and RFQs. Additionally, the position is responsible for rewriting text to ensure clarity, singular voice and style, and consistency in approach and compliance to RFP requirements.
• Collaborate directly with SMEs and other stakeholders (program managers, capture managers, sales & business development managers, product strategy managers, engineering experts, and leadership) to collect, tailor, and translate content to ensure appropriate messaging in compliance with solicitation documentation.
• Work with key stakeholders both independently and as a member of a team to write and develop proposal sections, including but not limited to corporate and executive summaries, past performance volumes, technical approaches, management plans, and other documents in support of the overall proposal effort and standardization of information, collection, organization, and tracking.
• Serve as a team leader to coordinate major proposal efforts, including but not limited to keeping track of proposal due dates, validity dates, expected award dates, and win/loss results.

What We Look For:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in English, journalism, business administration, engineering or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in technical proposal writing.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, SharePoint, and Teams. Knowledge of proposal management software a plus.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, excellent problem-solving skills, and make sound decisions with minimal information available.
• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment and multitask on a variety of projects.
• Superior grammar, as well as written and verbal communication skills.
• Submission of two original writing samples not protected by non-disclosure agreements or proprietary guidelines.

Desired

• Knowledge of aviation terminology and aircraft technologies/systems.

Who We Are:

Join a team that designs computers, displays, and electronic systems for aircraft of the future! At Astronautics Corporation of America (Astronautics), you will be part of a creative group of professionals who work on the cutting-edge of technology. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and the opportunity for professional growth in a friendly environment.

Astronautics, headquartered in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is a global leader in the design, development and manufacture of secure avionics equipment and systems for the commercial and military aerospace industry. Key product areas include electronic primary flight and engine displays, connected aircraft and cyber solutions, electronic flight bags, and certified servers for airborne applications. Services include avionics system integration and custom software for critical applications. Since its founding in 1959, Astronautics has been providing trusted, reliable, and tailored solutions to help customers achieve mission success. Astronautics is the parent company of Kearfott Corporation, headquartered in Pine Brook, New Jersey.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.