Senior Program Development Manager

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Washington, DC
Salary
$115,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted
5 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $140k
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This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $166,875–$222,301 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $140k versus about $195k for comparable roles.

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About SpaceX

SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.

SpaceX currently has 691 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Program Development Manager

Sr. Program Development Manager The Sr. Program Development Manager joins the Government Sales team to lead program development and business growth across the Department of War. This role focuses on expanding the footprint for StarshieldAI and Grok compute capabilities, specifically targeting government and classified supercomputing to enable real-time decision advantages through automated integration of global sensing. The manager will develop engagement strategies, drive capture efforts, manage a pipeline of supercomputing solutions, and lead responses to RFIs and RFPs. Key responsibilities include building relationships with key stakeholders, conducting competition analysis, and coordinating across multidisciplinary teams including engineering and finance. The role requires expertise in agentic frontier models, government procurement processes, and the integration of space sensing with supercomputing. Essential skills include experience in AI/ML, data analytics, aerospace, and navigating complex federal contract vehicles within classified environments.

What you'll do

  • Develop and execute strategies for government stakeholder engagement and capture efforts for supercomputing solutions.
  • Build and maintain relationships with Department of War decision-makers, program managers, and technical evaluators.
  • Identify new business opportunities to fuse space sensing and supercomputing into new revenue sources.
  • Lead the creation of technical content and compliance matrices for RFIs, RFPs, and other government solicitations.
  • Conduct continuous competition analysis and market research to monitor the opportunity landscape.
  • Coordinate across internal multidisciplinary teams including engineering, mission management, finance, and contracts.
  • Refine engagement roadmaps based on internal strategy, customer feedback, and competitive analysis.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of experience in business development or account management within the DoW, AI industry, or tech industrial base.
  • Must be able to hold a TS/SCI security clearance.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for export control authorizations.
  • Advanced degree in science, policy, business, international affairs, or another relevant field (preferred).
  • Direct experience supporting sales or program development within the DoW (preferred).
  • Experience leading capture for start-ups, government compute companies, or cloud compute business areas (preferred).
  • 2+ years of technical project management, systems engineering, or Government space systems acquisition experience (preferred).
  • Bachelor's degree.

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