Business Development Manager - Mission Management

Voyager is an innovative space, defense, and national security technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission-critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space. 

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies 

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers, and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.  

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers, and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality. 

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager. 

The Business Development Manager for Mission Management will be responsible for identifying and winning new space mission contracts across commercial, civil, and national security customers by working closely with internal mission and engineering teams.

The position reports to the Senior Vice President of Business Development and is part of the Business Development Team. This role is remote.

In this role, the essential functions are:

Pipeline & Customer Engagement

• Identify, qualify, and prioritize new mission opportunities aligned with Voyager's capabilities, including commercial, civil (NASA), and national security space customers.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with prospective and existing customers, prime contractors, mission partners, and government program offices.
• Develop account plans and call plans for priority customers; lead executive-level engagement and customer briefings.
• Maintain pipeline visibility, opportunity health, and accurate forecasting in the group's CRM/opportunity-tracking system.

Capture & Proposal Leadership

• Lead capture strategy for assigned pursuits, including competitive assessment, win themes, teaming, price-to-win, and gate reviews.
• Partner with the Mission Management team to translate customer needs into compelling, executable mission concepts.
• Drive proposal development in coordination with capture managers, contracts, pricing, and engineering leadership; own customer-facing narrative and value proposition.
• Shape opportunities pre-RFP through customer engagement, white papers, RFI responses, and demonstrations.

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Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, or a closely related technical/engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in the space or aerospace industry, including at least 4 years in business development, capture, or customer-facing program roles.
• Demonstrated track record of qualifying, capturing, and winning space-related opportunities, including direct contribution to one or more wins of meaningful contract value.
• Working technical understanding of space missions, spacecraft, ground systems, and launch — sufficient to converse credibly with customers and engineering teams.
• Familiarity with the U.S. space ecosystem and customer base, including some combination of commercial space, NASA, U.S. Space Force, NRO, and other DoD/IC stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated ability to brief technical content to executive and customer audiences.
• U.S. person status as defined by ITAR (22 CFR 120.62); must be able to access export-controlled information.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in an engineering, physics, or technical management discipline (e.g., Systems Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, MBA with technical undergrad).
• Active U.S. government security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, or TS/SCI).
• Prior experience leading capture activities or contributing to winning proposals for space missions, ideally with values exceeding $10M.
• Established relationships with U.S. government space customers and/or prime contractors.
• Experience with rideshare, hosted payload, in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing (ISAM), or similar mission constructs.
• Familiarity with mission assurance standards (NASA NPR 7120.5, AS9100, MIL-STD-1540, etc.) and government acquisition pathways (FAR/DFARS, OTAs, SBIR).
• PMP, INCOSE CSEP/ESEP, or equivalent professional certification.

Travel, Physical and/or Government Mandated Requirements:

• Travel up to 30%, including the possibility of overnights within (describe area or range)

The good faith base salary range for this role is $155,000 - $165,000  at the time of this posting. Where you fall within the range depends on your experience, skills, and location. This range reflects base salary only and does not include benefits or bonus/incentive. This range may be adjusted in the future.

Voyager offers a highly competitive total compensation package designed to support the well-being, growth, and success of our employees. Employees benefit from a flexible and comprehensive rewards program that supports both professional and personal well-being.  

• Flexible Time Off (FTO), empowering employees to take the time they need to recharge and maintain a healthy work-life balance
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their families, with a significant portion of premiums covered by the company and many benefits paid at 100% for employees
• Flexible, affordable gym memberships with 12,700+ options nationwide, including 24 Hour Fitness, EoS Fitness, Crunch Fitness, Anytime Fitness, Blink Fitness, Chuze Fitness, and more! No long-term contracts and FREE on-demand workout videos before you enroll
• 401(k) retirement plan with a 50% company match on contributions up to 8%, supporting long-term financial security
• Company wellness programs that support physical and mental well-being
• Additional voluntary benefits and employee support resources
• The opportunity to work alongside a highly talented team in an innovative, mission-driven environment

Voyager is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.  

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Parts 120–130) and the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730–774), applicants for this position must be a U.S. Person: a US Citizen, a lawful permanent resident of the U.S., or a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3). Applicants must be eligible to obtain any required export authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Department of Commerce. 

Minority/Female/Disabled/Veteran 

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements. This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.