Redwire is seeking a business development leader with a proven record of selling RF payload systems and components into airborne, ground, and maritime mission portfolios across major DoD prime contractors.
Lead the development and execution of business-development strategies that create new revenue, expand existing programs, and position an emerging RF payload systems / products company as a trusted partner across key mission areas.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Identify, shape, and pursue new business opportunities with prime contractors across airborne, ground, and maritime markets for communications, PNT, DSP, or EW applications. Products include antennas / antenna arrays, RF payloads and RF systems
- Develop capture strategies, pursuit priorities, and customer engagement plans that advance opportunities toward award at competitive margins.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customer decision-makers, influencers, and industry partners.
- Assess customer needs, competitive landscapes, and mission requirements to inform bid strategy and solution positioning.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to create affordable solution concepts and articulate RF product value propositions.
- Maintain a healthy opportunity pipeline aligned with long-range growth objectives.
- Prepare and deliver executive-level and customer briefings; support capture and proposal activities.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in the aerospace or DoD sector.
- Active TS/SCI clearance at time of application.
- Strong analytical, communication, and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Well-established DoD network across legacy and emerging prime contractors.
- Strong track record of contract wins and successful program execution with a broad range of primes.
- Proven ability to close deals for RF payload-level systems and components at competitive and sustainable margins.
- Experience selling RF components, subassemblies, or payloads to major DoD primes.
- Ownership of pipeline development, opportunity qualification, and revenue forecasting.
- Deep working relationships with capture leads, IPTs, subcontract managers, and engineering decision-makers within prime contractors.
- Ability to translate mission needs into RF system and component -level solutions in partnership with internal engineering teams.
- Ability to conduct preliminary technical discussions with RF subject-matter experts.
- Experience with RF systems (antennas, arrays, receivers, payloads), communications, PNT, DSP, or EW.
- Familiarity with capture management and business acquisition processes.
- Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM tools.
Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence.
Salary Range $160,000 - $210,000 per year
Please note that the current location for this position is in our Longmont facility, but we will be relocating to Broomfield in approximately one year.
How We Determine What We Pay (compensation Philosophy)
Redwire determines pay for positions using local, national, and industry-specific survey data, for our locations throughout the US. We will evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index, in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company.
For new hires, we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicant's level of experience, education, and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally, we consider the external market rate, the amount we have budgeted internally, and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will be considered for higher pay.
