Business Development Manager – Mission Management

Voyager Technologies

Business Development Manager identifying and winning space mission contracts for commercial and national security customers. Collaborating with internal teams to ensure successful project execution.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $155,000 - $165,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Identify, qualify, and prioritize new mission opportunities aligned with Voyager's capabilities, including commercial, civil (NASA), and national security space customers.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with prospective and existing customers, prime contractors, mission partners, and government program offices.
Develop account plans and call plans for priority customers; lead executive-level engagement and customer briefings.
Maintain pipeline visibility, opportunity health, and accurate forecasting in the group's CRM/opportunity-tracking system.
Lead capture strategy for assigned pursuits, including competitive assessment, win themes, teaming, price-to-win, and gate reviews.
Partner with the Mission Management team to translate customer needs into compelling, executable mission concepts.
Drive proposal development in coordination with capture managers, contracts, pricing, and engineering leadership; own customer-facing narrative and value proposition.
Shape opportunities pre-RFP through customer engagement, white papers, RFI responses, and demonstrations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a closely related technical/engineering discipline.
Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in the space or aerospace industry, including at least 4 years in business development, capture, or customer-facing program roles.
Demonstrated track record of qualifying, capturing, and winning space-related opportunities, including direct contribution to one or more wins of meaningful contract value.
Working technical understanding of space missions, spacecraft, ground systems, and launch — sufficient to converse credibly with customers and engineering teams.
Familiarity with the U.S. space ecosystem and customer base, including some combination of commercial space, NASA, U.S. Space Force, NRO, and other DoD/IC stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to brief technical content to executive and customer audiences.
U.S. person status as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62); must be able to access export-controlled information.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide, including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll
401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security
Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being
Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

aerospace engineeringmechanical engineeringelectrical engineeringphysicsbusiness developmentcapture strategyproposal developmentcompetitive assessmentpipeline managementCRM

Soft Skills

relationship buildingexecutive engagementcommunicationcustomer engagementteam collaborationstrategic planningproblem-solvingleadershippresentation skillsnegotiation