Akima

Technical Business Development Specialist

Akima$80K — $95K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • Experience with business development concepts such as strategy and marketing.
  • Ability to acquire and maintain a DOE Q level security clearance.
  • Master’s degree in a relevant field (preferred).
  • Experience engaging with federal government agencies (preferred).
  • Background in strategy development and implementation (preferred).
  • Active DOE Q or Top-Secret security clearance (preferred).

Responsibilities

  • Implement stakeholder and partnership engagement strategies with DoD, NNSA, and others.
  • Develop and execute initiatives for national security programs and technologies.
  • Translate technical concepts into understandable applications for stakeholders.
  • Analyze market factors and national security requirements.
  • Lead technology transfer initiatives for deploying national security systems.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive support for career development in innovative environments.
  • Opportunities to work closely with mission-driven teams.
  • Chance to contribute to national security initiatives directly.
Full Job Description
Overview

What your Job will Be like: Are you passionate about your work and dream of driving business development and technology strategies in innovative science and technology environments? You could be the Business Development and Partnerships Professional we are looking for to support the National Laboratories' national security initiatives. Our department provides integrated business development and partnerships specialists that are embedded directly with mission and technology teams to realize program development, strategy and partnering objectives.

 

This position is contingent upon contract award and funding. Applicants selected may be offered but cannot begin work until funding has been confirmed.  

Responsibilities

On any given day, you may be called on to:

  • Implement stakeholder and partnership engagement strategies (DoD, NNSA and others).
  • Develop and execute critical initiatives for national security programs and technologies.
  • Develop and translate technology speak into the “So What” for technology applications.
  • Discover and analyze market factors and national security requirements and trends.
  • Lead technology transfer initiatives to deploy national security systems.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field OR equivalent experience and education.
  • Experience with business development concepts (ex - strategy, marketing, communications, business management, engineering, international relations).
  • Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q level security clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in a relevant field.
  • Experience with customer engagement related to federal government agencies.
  • Experience in strategy development and implementation.
  • Active DOE Q or Top-Secret security clearance.

Physical Demands:

  • If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sub-contractor you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
  • If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sub-contractor, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field OR equivalent experience and education.
  • Experience with business development concepts (ex - strategy, marketing, communications, business management, engineering, international relations).
  • Able to acquire and maintain a DOE Q level security clearance.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in a relevant field.
  • Experience with customer engagement related to federal government agencies.
  • Experience in strategy development and implementation.
  • Active DOE Q or Top-Secret security clearance.

Physical Demands:

  • If you have a Medical Portable Electronic Device (MedPED), such as a pacemaker, defibrillator, drug-releasing pump, hearing aids, or diagnostic equipment and other equipment for measuring, monitoring, and recording body functions such as heartbeat and brain waves, if employed by Sub-contractor you may be required to comply with NNSA security requirements for MedPEDs.
  • If you have a MedPED and you are selected for an on-site interview at Sub-contractor, there may be additional steps necessary to ensure compliance with NNSA security requirements prior to the interview date.
Job ID2026-25257 Work TypeOn-Site

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