Associate Director, Space Payloads Capture Management at Raytheon

Many space programs rely on skilled leaders who understand both technology and business strategy. This role supports that need at Raytheon. It gives you the chance to guide major pursuits, shape win strategies, and work with teams building next-generation space payloads. It suits someone who enjoys strategic thinking, complex missions, and working across many levels of a large organization.

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Job Summary

Position: Associate Director, Space Payloads Capture Management
Company: Raytheon
Location: Remote, based in Denver, Colorado
Employment: Full time
Salary Range: $147,000 to $295,000 per year
Job Category: Capture Management, Space Systems, Business Development
Security Clearance: TS/SCI required
Visa: No sponsorship offered

About the Company

Raytheon supports missions that help protect national security. Their work spans defense, intelligence, and advanced engineering. They design systems that support long-term global needs. With more than a century of experience, the company focuses on solving hard problems and helping partners stay ready for future challenges. Their teams value precision, responsibility, and collaboration.

About the Role

The Associate Director for Space Payloads Capture Management leads strategic pursuits within the Mission Solutions and Payloads group. You help the company win new work in areas like ISR, missile tracking, Earth observation, and space protection. You study customer needs, assess opportunities, and guide teams that build competitive proposals.

Your work supports programs across multiple orbit levels and markets. You interact with government, commercial, and international customers. You also manage staffing and budgets tied to capture activities. Your work shapes future business plans and positions the company for long-term growth.

What You Will Do Explained

You lead new business captures from early assessment to final submission. You build pursuit teams, develop win strategies, and guide both the technical and program parts of each bid. You engage with customers to understand mission needs, budgets, and acquisition timelines. You make sure proposed solutions match those needs.

You work across internal teams, including engineering, finance, and program management, to gather inputs and refine proposal materials. You prepare presentations and papers that support strategy discussions. You manage funds tied to new business and coordinate with internal investment teams. You support annual planning that outlines future priorities and long-range needs.

You work across both classified and unclassified programs. You also collaborate with the global government relations team to align plans with public policy interests. The role requires significant travel across the United States.

Qualifications You Must Have Explained

You need a university degree and at least twelve years of experience in the space industry. You may qualify with an advanced degree and ten years of experience. You need at least three years of experience as a capture manager working with U.S. government customers on contracts worth more than fifty million dollars.

You must have experience leading teams, managing schedules, and controlling budgets. You must know how to prepare high-level briefings and white papers. You also need a strong understanding of acquisition processes and experience working with agencies such as the Space Force, intelligence community, NASA, or NOAA. A current TS/SCI clearance is required.

Qualifications We Prefer Explained

A master’s degree in engineering or business is helpful. Experience across fifteen years or more in the space field strengthens your profile. The company values candidates with experience winning large pursuits of two hundred million dollars or more. Direct experience developing payloads or spacecraft systems is also helpful. Knowledge gained through government service or national lab work may also improve your fit for the role.

Pay and Benefits Explained

The pay range is between one hundred forty-seven thousand dollars and two hundred ninety-five thousand dollars per year. The final offer depends on experience, skills, location, and other business needs. You may also qualify for short-term or long-term incentive programs.

Benefits may include medical, dental, and vision plans. You may also receive life insurance, disability coverage, retirement plans with company match, flexible spending options, paid time off, holidays, parental leave, and access to the employee scholar program. Full details depend on the business unit you join.

Remote Work

This role is fully remote. You may need to travel for meetings, reviews, and capture activities. You must live in one of the fifty U.S. states.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Raytheon supports equal opportunity for all applicants. They value diversity across their workforce and follow federal and state rules that protect applicants based on background, identity, and veteran status.