Senior Proposal Writer

The role

The Senior Proposal Writer will translate technical capabilities and mission impact into persuasive content for government pursuits. This role spans the full pursuit lifecycle, from early customer shaping to formal proposal submission.

What you will do

• Serve as a primary writer for Government and customer-facing pursuit materials
• Analyse solicitations, statements of work, and evaluation criteria to develop compliant content
• Partner with Capture, Business Development, Programs, Product, Engineering, and leadership
• Translate complex technical and operational concepts into clear content
• Interview subject matter experts to extract information and identify content gaps
• Draft original content describing technical approaches, architectures, and mission impact
• Support proposal development through storyboarding, drafting, editing, and reviews
• Review, edit, and integrate contributions from multiple authors
• Collaborate with technical teams to develop graphics, diagrams, and tables
• Develop and maintain reusable proposal templates and boilerplate libraries

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on proposal writing, proposal development, or business development writing experience
• Meaningful experience supporting US Government or DoD opportunities
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Journalism, Communications, or a related field
• Proven ability to develop content for Federal proposals, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, Sources Sought responses, and white papers
• Strong understanding of the Federal and DoD acquisition environment
• Working knowledge of FAR and DFARS
• Familiarity with Federal proposal compliance requirements
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
• U.S. citizenship

Nice to have

• Active DoD security clearance, Secret or higher
• Experience in defense technology, aerospace, autonomous systems, or another highly regulated technical environment
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition pathways and non-traditional acquisition mechanisms including OTAs, CSOs, BAAs, SBIR/STTR, and rapid acquisition efforts
• Knowledge of formal proposal development methodologies including Shipley, colour-team reviews, compliance matrices, storyboarding, and competitive positioning
• Knowledge of capture management principles and the broader Federal business development lifecycle
• Background supporting both pre-RFP capture activities and live proposal efforts
• Familiarity with proposals involving complex combinations of software, hardware, systems integration, autonomy, and fielded operational capabilities
• APMP certification or another proposal or capture management credential

Benefits

• Premium medical, dental, and vision coverage with zero paycheck premiums for you and your family
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company match
• Equity grants for new hires
• Unlimited PTO
• 11 Paid holidays
• Extremely generous company holiday calendar, including a holiday hiatus in November, & December
• Generous Parental Leave
• Military Leave for annual training or service requirements
• FSA
• DCFSA
• HSA
• Professional Development Opportunities

Before you apply

• U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance

About the company

NODA is a Veteran-owned, venture-backed technology company that is transforming how unmanned systems collaborate in complex, mission-critical environments. They develop solutions for the autonomous orchestration of heterogeneous unmanned systems across air, sea, land, and space.