SEAKR Engineering, LLC (SEAKR) is seeking a Sr. Proposal Manager to lead cross-functional teams to respond to new business requests. This is an exciting growth position at growing company in one of the worlds most fascinating industries. In this key position, you will lead, contribute to, and manage cross-functional teams of highly capable space electronics experts to develop quality, winning proposals. If you are highly motivated, love challenging yourself, demand excellence, and love helping teams elevate to new heights, then this position is for you! The ideal candidate has an extensive Engineering background with the demonstrated ability to lead proposal pricing and scheduling efforts in an extremely fast paced environment. This roles primary responsibilities will be: ulate and lead highly effective proposal development teams Manage the process for generating responses to requests from potential customers including but not limited to: requests for quotes (RFQ), requests for information (RFI), requests for Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) estimates, and requests for proposal (RFP) responses Create and drive proposal schedules as required, and will work closely with the proposal team to maintain scheduled deliverables up to final proposal submittal Lead and contribute to the writing of proposal content including the management, pricing, and technical volumes Lead the development and review of Basis of Estimates (BOEs) for proposal pricing Coordinate the answers of Fact-Finding questions received from proposal recipients Working with Business Development and other stakeholders, lead effective story-boarding and development of proposal strategies Support the development of strategic win themes and discriminators Coordinate and lead major project meeting events such as Bid/No-bid Meetings, Kick-off Meetings, Strategy Meetings, Pricing Reviews, and Executive Reviews Maintain business metrics in support of SEAKRs business campaigns Support and analyze debriefs, gathering client feedback, and help implement continuous improvements ideas. Qualifications A thorough understanding of proposal best practices, processes and tools, including how to convey messages and discriminators, use of a common voice and past performance, and ensuring responses to evaluation criteria are clearly met. Demonstrated team leadership ability Demonstrated Engineering knowledge and the ability to interact with multiple Engineering disciplines Demonstrated ability leading cost and schedule creation for an Engineering effort Strong written and verbal skills Strong negotiation skills Proficiency in MS Office Suite including MS Project, and proposal writing tools Experience writing, evaluating, and/or managing proposals Developing and adhering to a schedule Driven to achieve results, solve problems, and remove obstacles Ability to balance interpersonal skills and project management skills Excellent interpersonal skills (good listening, coaching, presenting, motivating, problem solving) An active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph a plus or have the ability to obtain Minimum Requirements Bachelors in Business Administration, Engineering, Communications or related field At least 10 years of combined Engineering and proposal management experience in the space / aerospace industry is desired US Citizenship. Additional Information Compensation: Base salary range is $130,000-170,000 , depending on qualifications. SEAKR has very rich medical, dental and vision insurance plans, along with a generous 401(k) retirement plan. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for a year-end bonus. SEAKR offers a variety of paid leave, such as vacation, sick, bereavement, and FMLA. This role will be based primarily onsite with limited hybrid flexibility. US Citizenship Required Applications will be accepted until 7/9/26.