Hiring: Proposal Lead Company: Poseidon Aerospace Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 11:58:11 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Cargo, Project Management About the job Experience: •8 years in contracting or proposals, ideally at a fast-moving defense company or government contractor Required Skills: •This is a writing role first. You will spend the majority of your time crafting the proposals that drive Poseidon’s growth •Own proposal responses end-to-end as primary author, project manager, and final set of eyes before submission •Produce white papers, quad charts, and concept briefs that reach customers before a solicitation drops and shape how they think about the problem Poseidon solves •Run color team reviews, manage schedules, and deliver compliant packages on time with a small team and no inherited process •Build the proposal infrastructure from scratch: content libraries, writing schedules, reusable prose, and documentation standards, with no bureaucracy slowing you down •Establish how Poseidon tells its story to Government customers and refine that story with every submission •Work directly with our engineering team and flight operations team to pull technical content and translate it for Government audiences •Strong technical writing skills: you can translate complex engineering into clear, specific narrative without genericizing it Qualifications: •3–8 years in contracting or proposals, ideally at a fast-moving defense company or government contractor •Written proposals where the contracting structure itself was part of the problem to solve, not just the narrative •Worked in or alongside a fast-moving team under unusual time pressure •Built proposal infrastructure from scratch rather than inheriting a mature process •What You Get From Us •Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity •Relocation support if applicable •Free lunches, snacks, and a stocked fridge at our offices Compensation: •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive salary and meaningful early-stage equity Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!