Manager, Proposal and Capture
Anduril Industries · California
📍 Costa Mesa, California, United States💰 $146,000via greenhousePosted 2026-06-26
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Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.
ABOUT THE TEAM
The Proposals & Capture Team is responsible for championing the development and delivery of major proposals, partnering with stakeholders across Anduril’s business lines and functional teams, including growth/business development, legal, finance, engineering, program management and executive teams to win new business.
ABOUT THE JOB
We’re looking for a Space Proposal & Capture Manager to join our rapidly growing Proposal team and support our growing Space Business Line. In this role, you will join the team that sits at the heart of Anduril’s growth engine. You will provide essential project management and content generation skills, expertly navigating the dynamic environment of a hyper-growth company and managing competing priorities with overlapping schedules. You will craft compelling materials to inform our customers’ market research and acquisition strategies, write technical narratives on cutting edge capabilities, build and implement pricing strategies, and collaborate with and manage internal and external stakeholders to coordinate deals from cradle to grave.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Coordinate with technical counterparts on Anduril’s engineering team to accurately represent the company’s technology to potential customers and construct the narratives and documents that drive Anduril’s business
Partner with myriad business and technical stakeholders to pursue both short- and long-term opportunities and execute Anduril’s capture, pricing, and outreach strategy through proposals, white papers, and other documents
Manage and write responses to Government and Commercial customer requests for white papers, general product or company information, quotes, and proposals – ranging from two-page slick sheets to multi-volume, highly technical program of record responses
Provide recommendations to help formulate proposal strategy utilizing understanding of RFI/RFQ/RFP requirements and customer preferences
Provide proposal/customer-specific considerations to responses and ensure all stakeholders are considered, ensuring high levels of coordination and transparency
Support and implement strategic pricing across Anduril’s Space Business Line’s products and pillars and take a leading role in these efforts within your specifical customer/pillar portfolio
Manage proposal content on both unclassified and classified systems, ensuring security compliance and proper marking/handling throughout and working collaboratively across both low- and high-side teammates and systems
Create and own the proposal process with an eye towards continuous improvement
Develop and curate a content library of prose, briefs, and graphics for use across the business
Monitor and flag potential opportunities to key internal stakeholders
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum 5 years of experience in business, government, government contracting, or defense contracting
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to digest complex ideas or requirements into digestible concepts for stakeholders at all levels and generate large documents on short timelines
The ability to recognize technical or functional gaps, and provide solutioning for utilization of additional internal or external resources and vendors
Comfort working in fast paced, dynamic environments involving tight deadlines, and across varying levels of key stakeholders. This may include working with a diverse range of disciplines including, but not limited to, design, engineering, program management, security, supply chain, and finance
Active TS-SCI Clearance and significant experience operating in classified environments
Proven ability as a self-starter, and the ability to rapidly find information without clear guidelines
U.S. Person status is required as this position needs to access export-controlled and classified data
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
6+ years of experience in business, government, government contracting, or defense contracting
Familiarity with non-traditional Government contracting vehicles
Significant experience with Government solicitation processes for Space capabilities and customers (ex. Space Vehicles and Ground Systems for USSF, Air Force, NRO, etc.)
Familiarity with classified systems (CORE, JWICS, etc.) and operating in both SCIFs and SAPFs
US Salary Range $146,000 — $194,000 USD The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
Benefits
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