VP, Government

The role

You will run direct to government relationships and initiatives at Foundry Robotics. This includes managing non-dilutive capital, policy to program transitions, and building a proposal team.

What you will do

• Manage non-dilutive capital including OSC, SBIR, DPA Title III, IBAS, ManTech, and appropriations
• Shepherd NDAA language through OSD and the services
• Run the NDAA and appropriations cycle with DC teams
• Manage contract vehicles such as FFP, IDIQ or OTA
• Lead advisors by providing plans and checking work
• Build a team to handle capture, proposals, compliance, and pricing

Required qualifications

• 6+ years in OSD or service acquisition, on the Hill, or running government for a defense tech company
• Experience pulling in non-dilutive money or starting a program
• Knowledge of industrial base policy and related entities like OSC, DPA Title III, IBAS, ManTech, and defense appropriations subcommittees
• Experience taking a bill from draft to markup to conference
• Experience winning a contract vehicle or running task orders under OTA, IDIQ, or consortium
• Ability to write proposals, white papers, one-pagers, and bill text
• Experience managing consultants

Nice to have

• Active security clearance, or the ability to obtain one
• Appropriations experience: HAC-D or SAC-D staff, OSD staff, or securing a program add
• Manufacturing or industrial base experience: ManTech, the organic industrial base, the DIB consortia
• Time inside a prime's government relations or capture shop

Benefits

• Base salary
• Equity
• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Generous PTO

About the company

Foundry Robotics is an AI-native robotics manufacturing company focused on deploying advanced assembly and production capability for leading robotics companies and national-security-critical hardware. Their mission is to rebuild the American manufacturing industry as an AI-first, assembly-focused, dual-use contract manufacturer.