
Business Development Manager 2 ( Secret Clearance)
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Northrop Grumman Space Systems seeks a Business Development Manager 2 for its Propulsion Systems team. The role leads business development and strategy for Air Force solid rocket motor programs, sustains and grows existing targets, and develops future capture strategies in Air Force technology and production markets. The position also manages proposal workflows, customer engagement, capture planning, and coordination with multifunctional teams and senior management.
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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 25% of the Time
Description
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams.
Northrop Grumman Space Systems (NGSP) is seeking a Business Development Manager 2 to join its Propulsion Systems team.
This position may be based on either the Bacchus or Promontory campus in Utah.
In this role, the selected candidate will:
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The new team member will lead business development and strategy for a portfolio of programs relating to Air Force Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) programs within Propulsion Systems.
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This individual will provide direction on the sustainment and organic growth of existing business development targets/programs as well as developing and leading the future business capture strategy in the Air Force Technology and production markets in support of a diverse set of customer organizations and programs.
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The successful candidate must possess the ability to develop early win strategies for customer outreach and targeted pursuits within the Air Force propulsion community; devise detailed government relations and legislative advocacy plans; convene multi-functional teams to create mission discriminators through affordable, innovative technology and engineering, enact management strategies and cost strategies that lead to successful capture of new business, and interface with senior management in a concise fashion on a broad array of topics.
Key Responsibilities:
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Managing task distribution and workflow that support proposals associated with small to large, cross division and sector pursuits for new and follow-on business.
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Actively communicate, interface and follow-up with customer community, potential new business organizations, and multiple stakeholders. An ability to independently conduct initial business approach and technical discussions is required.
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Translating customer needs into specific requirements, identifying/tailoring company services and solutions into offerings, and managing captures to effectively market the operating unit’s products and capabilities to meet those needs.
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Oversight on all aspects of the Northrop Grumman Business Acquisition Process (BAP) that includes steps to develop and execute growth strategies, identifying new business opportunities, establishing pursuit priorities, gaining, and growing customer intimacy, developing successful capture plans, and overseeing funding execution.
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Assisting capture/proposal managers with proposals and execution.
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Participating in key capture pursuits
Basic Qualifications:
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3 years of experience within the aerospace community involving government procurement of weapons systems
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Bachelor’s degree required.
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Experience in capture management, business development, project/business/program management or engineering
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Ability to conduct independent initial technical and concept discussions with Space Science and Technology community
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Must possess a current Secret clearance at the time of application
Preferred Qualifications:
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Domain expertise in Science and Technology, Air Force, and Solid rocket motor organizations
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Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field
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Understand the DoD & intelligence budgets and marketplace
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Working knowledge of U.S. Government procurement policies and regulations
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Program management, hardware and/or software engineering skills
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2 years of experience in leadership or supervisory role
Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:
https://www.northropgrumman.com/space
Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $126,600.00 - $189,900.00
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
Job Category: Business Development
How this job compares
Set against the 676 open Business Development Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$127–190K/yr
- California median$130–180K/yr39 salary ranges
- US median$120–171K/yr410 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $158K, is close to the California median midpoint ($155K) — in the middle half of Business Development Manager salary ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 49 open Business Development Manager jobs in California and 676 across the US. 15% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience — less than three in four Business Development Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 545 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 262 of the 676 open Business Development Manager jobs (39%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 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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