Proposal Specialist / Technical Writer (Aerospace)

Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA; in-person collaboration at the Playa Vista office

Company

hirify.global manufactures satellite buses at scale through software, vertical integration, and manufacturing-focused hardware for earth observation, communications, and other space applications.

What you will do

• Author responses to RFIs, RFPs, and other new business opportunities across U.S. Government, commercial, and international government markets.
• Oversee the full proposal lifecycle and own final delivery of technical, cost/price, schedule, and other content.
• Translate complex technical concepts into accessible materials for varied audiences.
• Create persuasive proposals, white papers, presentations, and other content that addresses customer needs and highlights product capabilities.
• Maintain proposal templates and the content library while converting high-level details and rough drafts into polished materials.
• Coordinate with Business Development, Product, Mission Management, engineering, contracts, and other stakeholders while meeting quality standards and tight deadlines.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience writing, drafting, and editing proposals for U.S. government or other sophisticated aerospace and defense customers.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams, including engineering, business development, and contracts, under tight deadlines.
• Solid writing and editing skills, with clear written and spoken communication in synchronous, asynchronous, in-person, and virtual settings.
• Meticulous, proactive, highly organized, and able to manage multiple concurrent deadlines.
• Coachable and team-oriented, with the ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Active Top Secret SCI clearance or willingness to attain clearance.
• Must qualify as a U.S. Person under ITAR/EAR requirements or be able to obtain the required U.S. export authorizations.

Nice to have

• Direct experience in spacecraft or spacecraft-adjacent markets.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment at a fast-growing startup with equity and long-term stock-option incentives.
• Company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents, plus $100,000 life insurance.
• Paid time off starting at 15 vacation days and growing to 20+ days annually, plus 10 paid holidays.
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions and eight weeks of paid parental leave.
• Daily catered lunch, unlimited snacks, childcare reimbursement for work-related travel, and productivity equipment.
• In-person collaboration at the Playa Vista office with community events and access to experts in aerospace and new space.