Sr. Manager, Business Development (Aerospace)

Location: US-AZ (remote); US citizenship required. The role is targeted to a location providing quick access to North American aerospace Tier 1 customers. Travel up to 50%.

Salary: $150,000–$217,600 annually, plus bonus opportunity. The stated range is a general guideline reflecting a position based in NC.

Company

Provides aerospace actuation, precision sensing, fluid-control, motion-control, and structural components for commercial, defense, and industrial platforms.

What you will do

• Evaluate, recommend, and manage strategic business opportunities, initiatives, partnerships, and alliances in aerospace.
• Lead multifunction proposal teams through complex, high-value pursuits and multimillion-dollar capture efforts.
• Develop customer relationships, identify expansion opportunities, and prepare business cases and recommendations.
• Research markets, monitor competitive activity, develop marketing strategies, and contribute to long-range business plans.
• Formulate and execute capture and negotiation strategies for new and existing products.
• Ensure proposal and contract activities comply with industry regulations, export laws, regulatory requirements, and technology-transfer controls.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of aerospace programs involving actuation, position sensing, and valves from concept through production.
• Experience selling highly engineered components to Tier 1 system integrators.
• Established contacts with major Tier 1 suppliers and aircraft engine OEMs, with access to senior program and corporate stakeholders.
• Experience developing capture plans, proposals, quotes, target-market initiatives, and sales-cycle opportunities.
• Strong communication, organization, research, planning, and negotiation skills.
• US citizenship is required. The position may involve export-controlled information and additional security screening.

Nice to have

• Secret security clearance.
• Experience attending aerospace conferences and industry events.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401(k) with employer match and profit sharing.
• Health and wellness benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Employee stock purchase plan, referral program, recognition, and supportive culture.