Senior Proposal Specialist

The role

Proposal specialists manage the preparation and submittal of SpaceX bids for competitive business opportunities. You will manage authors, write and edit technical and nontechnical text, and create graphics for proposals.

What you will do

• Read, understand, and communicate complex customer requirements
• Develop and manage proposal schedules
• Draft proposal outlines
• Manage section authors by setting and enforcing deadlines
• Work with technical staff to gather and draft technical information
• Develop executive summaries and proposal text
• Work with staff to resolve issues regarding text, figures, and tables
• Identify and develop supporting graphics
• Edit and rewrite for clarity, logic, and readability
• Fact-check information and flag technical errors

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of professional experience publishing and/or editing documents
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines

Nice to have

• Degree in journalism, English, Technical Writing, or Professional Writing
• Experience with proposal or grant writing
• Experience in the preparing documents for publication in Microsoft Office (version 2016 or more recent)
• Ability, or potential, to help implement proposal strategies
• Knowledge of government or commercial proposals
• Experience writing captions or headlines
• Experience following an editorial style guidelines
• Strong grasp of language, including nuance and tone
• Proven ability to work under the pressure of long- and short-term deadlines
• Demonstrated record of successfully planning and completing both short- and long-term projects

Benefits

• Company stock or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company aims for a future where humanity is out exploring the stars.