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Sales Manager, Military & Government Programs

Teledyne

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Compensation
$97–129K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Sales Manager, Military & Government Programs drives growth across U.S. and international defense, government, and special mission aviation markets. The role develops customer relationships, identifies and captures opportunities, and supports military aviation program pursuits involving avionics, connectivity, and aircraft data acquisition solutions. The manager works with defense contractors, military operators, system integrators, and internal teams to expand Teledyne’s presence in these markets.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Military Customer EngagementGovernment Agency EngagementDefense Contractor EngagementGovernment AcquisitionProcurement ProcessesComplex Sales CyclesCustomer Relationship ManagementCommunicationPresentationNegotiationCRM SystemsSales Forecasting ToolsAvionicsAircraft ConnectivityCommunicationsData AcquisitionAerospace ElectronicsFARDFARSDefense Program SupportMilitary Aviation Relationships

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business, Engineering, Aviation, Military Studies, or Related7+ Years Relevant ExperienceUS PersonUp to 50% TravelPrevious Military Service

Full job description

Remote

US - El Segundo, CA

Full time

REQ37350

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

The Sales Manager, Military & Government Programs is responsible for driving growth across U.S. and international defense, government, and special mission aviation markets. This role develops and manages customer relationships, identifies and captures new opportunities, and supports the successful pursuit of military aviation programs involving avionics, connectivity, and aircraft data acquisition solutions.

The successful candidate will work closely with defense contractors, military operators, system integrators, and internal cross-functional teams to expand Teledyne's presence in military and government aviation markets.

  • Build and maintain relationships with military organizations, government agencies, prime contractors, system integrators, and strategic partners.

  • Serve as a trusted advisor and primary commercial interface for assigned accounts.

  • Coordinate customer meetings, program reviews, product demonstrations, and technical discussions.

  • Support customer requirements gathering and solution development activities.

  • Lead development of proposals, quotations, pricing strategies, and business cases.

  • Support contract negotiations in coordination with legal, contracts, and leadership teams.

  • Assist in responding to RFI, RFQ, and RFP opportunities.

  • Ensure compliance with government procurement requirements and customer expectations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Aviation, Military Studies, or a related discipline.

  • 7+ years of experience in military, government, aerospace, defense, or technical sales.

  • Experience working with military customers, government agencies, or defense contractors.

  • Strong understanding of government acquisition and procurement processes.

  • Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles and customer relationships.

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.

  • Proficiency with CRM systems and sales forecasting tools.

  • Must be a "US Person" (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).

  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 50%).

Preferred

  • Experience with avionics, aircraft connectivity, communications, data acquisition, or aerospace electronics.

  • Familiarity with U.S. Department of Defense procurement processes, FAR, and DFARS requirements.

  • Previous military service or experience supporting defense programs.

  • Existing relationships within military aviation, government agencies, or major defense contractors.

Salary Range:

$96,600.00-$128,800.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day .

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

How this job compares

Set against the 6,612 open Sales Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$97–129K/yr
  • California median$110–160K/yr389 salary ranges
  • US median$95–145K/yr3,420 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $113K, is 17% below the California median midpoint ($135K) — in the middle half of Sales Manager salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 639 open Sales Manager jobs in California and 6,612 across the US. 9% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Sales Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 4,558 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 792 of the 6,612 open Sales Manager jobs (12%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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