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We foster a culture of rigorous engineering and continuous improvement, leveraging the full knowledge of our organization through collaborative product development processes that include design and peer reviews. We combine our expertise in space electronics with right-sized development processes to create innovative, high-performance space-based electronic systems that meet our customers' evolving needs.\nWe are a mission partner supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, and Civil space customers. We develop complex, radiation effects mitigated, designs that balance competing requirements in modern space programs, delivering cutting-edge solutions that enable our customers to achieve more in space.\nPosition Summary\nThe Proposal Coordinator supports the proposal lifecycle by organizing inputs, tracking compliance, and keeping the team on track - working closely with and reporting to the Proposal Director. You will help bridge the gap between engineering, finance, and program management to ensure every response we submit is positioned to win.\nThis is a high growth environment; the right person for this role will be calm under pressure, receptive to feedback, and\ncomfortable driving to firm deadlines.\nThis is a strong opportunity for someone with government contracting exposure who wants to build a career in proposal management. Direct proposal experience is not required.\nThis position will be working from our Fairfax, Virginia office, supporting both the Fairfax and Sterling facilities.\nDuties and Responsibilities\nSupports the pursuit of new business opportunities from RFP receipt through final delivery, while improving team responsiveness and the quality of our submissions.\nProposal Lifecycle Management: Support the end-to-end proposal process, from initial RFP analysis and kickoff through final production and delivery.\nCross-Functional Coordination: Collect and organize inputs from Business Development, Program Management, Engineering, Pricing/Finance, and Contracts to ensure a unified voice and a cohesive value proposition. Ensure contributors understand requirements, deadlines, and review feedback.\nCompliance & Quality Control: Rigorously review requirements to ensure 100% compliance with customer instructions while maintaining high standards of editorial quality.\nSchedule & Resource Governance: Maintain the proposal schedules and internal milestones set by the Proposal Director. Track progress against plan; proactively identify gaps and drive closure of action items.\nRequirement Parsing: Ingest, index, and parse incoming RFPs/RFQs into internal proposal systems.\nSystem Management: Maintain opportunity and proposal data in CRM, Jira, and SharePoint environments.\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience / combined education and 2+ years in a proposal or proposal-adjacent role\nFamiliarity with federal procurement processes\nProficiency in MS Word and SharePoint\nStrong planning and organizational skills; able to manage multiple concurrent deadlines\nStrong communication, writing, editing, and proofreading skills\nPreferred Qualifications\nKnowledge of Jira and CRM systems\nExperience in the aerospace or defense industries is preferred; direct space industry experience is especially valued\nPay Information\nFull-Time Salary Range: $66,700 - $76,700\nPlease Note: Actual compensation offered will be determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, education, certifications, internal equity, business considerations, and geographic location where applicable.\nBenefits\nHired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to:\nHealth benefitsMedical \nDental \nVision\nBasic life with AD&D\nShort term disability\nLong term disability\nAncillary (Voluntary life with AD&D, accident, critical illness, hospital, and pet)\nSpending accounts (HSA, FSA, and DCFSA)\n\nPaid time off\nHolidays\n401(k) (including company match)\nTuition reimbursement\nLeaves (Parental, maternity, and military)\nAnnual discretionary bonus (for eligible roles)\nTrident Systems reserves the right to change or assign other duties to this position. \nTrident Solutions is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. 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