Proposal Lead (Aerospace)

Location: Onsite in Alameda or Washington DC, United States

Company

hirify.global builds and operates full-size autonomous cargo aircraft capable of carrying two tons over more than 1,000 nautical miles for air freight and contested logistics operations.

What you will do

• Lead proposals from solicitation analysis through submission and contract award, including schedules, compliance matrices, team roles, templates, writing assignments, reviews, and final submissions.
• Establish scalable proposal processes, enterprise solutions, documentation standards, operational metrics, content libraries, reusable prose, and graphics.
• Develop proposal strategies with leadership, growth, capture, and engineering teams before solicitation release and throughout execution.
• Prepare white papers, graphics, concept briefs, and other content for federal RFPs, OTAs, CSOs, SBIRs, and related solicitations.
• Track proposal pipelines and future solicitations while coordinating proposal resources, talent, customers, submission status, and award status.

Requirements

• Experience with non-standard solicitations, including OTAs, CSOs, and SBIRs.
• Experience with IDIQ, cost-plus, T&M, FFP, and other contract types.
• Strong business and technical writing skills, including translating complex business, financial, and engineering concepts into clear narratives and graphical presentations.
• Deep knowledge of FAR, DFARS, and proposal compliance requirements, with the ability to balance risks between hirify.global and the U.S. Government.
• Experience developing compliance matrices, managing submission schedules, and owning document configuration.
• Technical literacy in federal contracting, pricing schemes, contract types, and aerospace systems.
• U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a Secret security clearance or higher.

Nice to have

• 4–8 years of experience in contracting or proposals, ideally with a fast-moving defense company or government contractor.
• Documented success leading and developing winning proposals with the Department of War and federal agencies.
• Excellent organizational and writing skills in a scaling proposal organization.
• Experience working in or alongside a fast-moving team under time pressure.
• Active security clearance.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work with relocation support if applicable.
• Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity.
• Employee health benefit plans and 6% retirement matching.
• Flexible PTO.
• Free lunches, snacks, stocked office refrigerators, and AI tools and subscriptions.