Business Development Lead — Technical Capture
Seattle, WAFull-timePosted 1 day agoStill listed today
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Pulse Space is seeking a Business Development Lead — Technical Capture to support technical capture, feasibility assessment, and proposal development for government opportunities. The role works across engineering and business development, shaping solutions from early concept through proposal submission. The ideal candidate brings technical knowledge, communicates with government customers, and contributes to winning proposals for the company’s space-based directed energy and space systems pursuits.
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Back to Careers Business Development Lead — Technical Capture Government Business Development Seattle, WA Full-Time Government Business Development CLEARANCE: Secret required to start; ability to obtain Top Secret/SCI preferred Apply Now
About the Role Pulse Space is a space-based directed energy company developing a space-based laser power vehicle, currently under a $40M contract and pursuing follow-on opportunities. This role sits at the intersection of engineering and business development — supporting technical capture, feasibility assessment, and proposal development for new and existing pursuits. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge, is comfortable engaging directly with government customers, and is motivated by shaping winning solutions from early concept through proposal submission.
What You'll Do
- Support business capture for new opportunities, from initial concept through proposal submission
- Assess technical feasibility of prospective pursuits (e.g. optics, sensing, constellation, and system requirements) and provide informed input at capture gate reviews
- Co-author technical volumes, white papers, concept papers, and supporting proposal artifacts alongside the BD team
- Identify technical discriminators and areas of innovation that strengthen win probability
- Coordinate directly with Pulse engineering to validate the feasibility, maturity, and executability of proposed technical solutions
- Track emerging opportunities across SBIR/STTR, OTA, and CSO pathways relevant to Pulse's directed energy and space systems capabilities
- Support customer-facing technical briefings, Q&A, and technical exchanges at industry days, symposiums, and program office meetings
- Help shape technical teaming and partnership approaches with outside organizations
- Maintain working awareness of the competitive landscape and relevant technology trends to inform capture strategy
- Ensure technical content in proposals is clear, accurate, and aligned with the underlying capture strategy, budget, and risk posture
What You'll Need
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Aerospace, or a related field)
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear written and verbal communication for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Experience contributing to technical proposals, white papers, or capture efforts
- Comfortable engaging directly with government technical points of contact and program offices
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, resource-constrained startup environment, wearing multiple hats as needed
- U.S. citizenship required; must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance at minimum, with eligibility for Top Secret/SCI preferred
- Based in or willing to relocate to the Tukwila, WA area
- Background or working knowledge in optics, sensing, directed energy, or space systems is a strong plus, though not required
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How this job compares
Set against the 20,872 open Business Development jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Washington median$137–200K/yr551 salary ranges
- Washington median$30–33/hr20 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 621 open Business Development jobs in Washington and 20,872 across the US. 12% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Business Development postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 4 to 10 years (16,886 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,105 of the 20,872 open Business Development jobs (29%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 14, 2026. Figures based on too few postings are left out.
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