We are seeking a Director of Business Development to identify, shape, capture, and grow opportunities across the U.S. government and national security market. The Government and Business Development Director is responsible for developing relationships with current and prospective government customers, identifying new business opportunities, and leading capture efforts from early customer engagement through proposal and contract award. This role combines government customer engagement, business development strategy, capture planning, strategic partnerships, and market intelligence to position Space Kinetic for long-term growth. This individual will serve as a central point of coordination between government customers, engineering, programs, finance, contracts, leadership, and external partners.

Job Responsibilities:

Identify and capture government opportunities aligned with Space Kinetic’s priorities.

Build relationships across the DoD, Space Force, Air Force, and Intelligence Community.

Maintain the government opportunity pipeline and provide forecasts to leadership.

Develop customer engagement, account, and capture plans.

Lead opportunities from early engagement through proposal and contract award.

Coordinate responses to RFIs, RFPs, BAAs, white papers, and other solicitations.

Translate customer needs into clear inputs for engineering and leadership.

Represent Space Kinetic in customer meetings and develop strategic industry partnerships.

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, Public Policy, International Affairs, National Security, or a related field.

7+ years of relevant experience in government business development, capture management, defense programs, government acquisition, military operations, or a related field.

Director of Business Development

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Spacekinetic

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