Senior Associate, Proposal Management

L3Harris Technologies

Join L3Harris' Proposal Management team for Space and Intel product lines. Manage RFP responses and contribute to proposal strategy in a collaborative environment.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $67,000 - $124,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide ownership of assigned RFP responses for Space and Intel product lines, exercising independent judgment in interpreting requirements, defining proposal strategy, facilitating cross-functional collaboration, and ensuring compliance with internal and customer standards.
Lead and moderate proposal kickoff and solutioning sessions, establishing direction, scope, and task assignments for Program Management, Engineering, and other required functions.
Develop and oversee pricing strategy, cost models, and volume narratives, ensuring alignment with business objectives, customer requirements, and competitive positioning.
Integrate, evaluate, and synthesize inputs from multiple functional partners into a complete, compliant Proposal Package; ensure necessary leadership reviews and approvals are obtained in accordance with internal policy.
Prepare, certify, and submit Current, Accurate, and Complete proposals requiring Certified Cost and Pricing Data; exercise professional expertise in compliance with FAR, DFARS, and company estimating standards.
Represent the proposal function in internal and external audits, providing authoritative responses, supporting documentation, and subject matter insights.
For remote employees, quarterly travel to the San Diego office is required to support onsite team meetings, engagement activities, and collaborative proposal planning.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree & a maximum of 3 years of work-related work experience; or 2 years post-secondary/associates degree and a maximum of 6 years of work-related experience; or Graduate degree with 0-2 years of work-related experience.
+1-year experience with Microsoft applications including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Practical knowledge of the defense industry and various contract types (CPFF, CPIF, FPIF, FFP, T&M, OTA etc.) either in execution or in the proposal phase.
Ability to change tasks quickly and work on ad hoc projects on short notice
Experience with Pricing Software, ProPricer
General knowledge of Collaboration Software, Confluence.
Prior Engineering, Finance, or Business Development experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

health and disability insurance
401(k) match
flexible spending accounts
EAP
education assistance
parental leave
paid time off
company-paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

proposal strategypricing strategycost modelsvolume narrativesCertified Cost and Pricing DataFAR complianceDFARS compliancecontract typesPricing SoftwareCollaboration Software

Soft Skills

independent judgmentcross-functional collaborationleadershiptask assignmentauditingadaptabilitycommunication