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Proposal Writer / Editor

Huntington Beach, California, United States (USA), Rocket Lab [2889620]

Field(s) of expertise
Business Administration and Finance
Job type
Permanent
Education
Bachelor
Deadline
Closed

About this job

The ideal proposal writer will have a proven track record of writing and winning proposals for both federal and commercial customers within the aerospace industry.

Responsibilities

  • Create, edit and deliver business proposals for federal government agencies and commercial customers.
  • Incorporating graphics, schematics, figures, and other visual objects into manuals using various media formats
  • Analyze proposal documents such as requests for proposals (RFPs), requests for information (RFIs), and requests for quotations (RFQs).
  • Gather information from the sales team, developers or engineers, vendors, and other partners to accurately determine projected costs and benefits.
  • Collaborates with technical subject matter experts (SMEs) on how to integrate the technical solutions, including methodology, approach, and step-by-step procedures into the narratives and responses to RFP, SOW, and/or PWS requirements.
  • Actively participates in each stage of the proposal planning process, including strategy meetings, to determine how to translate win themes, discriminators, features/benefits, and other strategy element concepts into compliant and compelling narrative.
  • Coordinates all proposal sections assigned (Past Performance, Technical, Management, Pricing) and completes all required Government forms.

Profile

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 4-year degree in English, Communications, Business or relevant technical subject.
  • Minimum 3 years’ of experience writing government proposals.
  • Must be familiar with RFP, RFI and RFQ formats.
  • To conform to US Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a US citizen

Preferred Experience & Education:

  • 4-year degree in a STEM major.
  • DoD or U.S. Federal agency proposal writing experience for the launch vehicle service industry.
  • Statement of Work (SOW) writing experience.

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