Capture Manager

About the role

Red 6 is seeking a Capture Manager to own the full capture process across Air Force, Navy, and Army customers. You will work with cross‑functional teams to shape and win business, leading assessments, win strategies, and bid decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Own the capture lifecycle for assigned pursuits, from pre‑proposal shaping to post‑award transition.
• Develop capture plans, competitive assessments, teaming strategies, and price‑to‑win inputs.
• Shape requirements early via white papers, RFIs, and market surveys.
• Lead capture events such as gate reviews, black‑hat sessions, and win‑theme workshops.
• Partner with proposal management to produce compliant proposals using the Shipley process.
• Coordinate engineering, product, contracts, finance, and security teams to build technical solutions and pricing.
• Identify R&D and prototyping opportunities and transition them into programs of record.
• Maintain relationships with DoD program offices, primes, and industry partners.
• Maintain pipeline data in CRM and contribute to bid/no‑bid decisions.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, finance, or related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience, including at least 5 years of DoD capture and business development.
• Proven success capturing large programs (> $50M TCV) in training, simulation, or emerging tech.
• Deep familiarity with Shipley capture and proposal methodology.
• Working knowledge of DoD acquisition, contract types, and vehicles (FAR, OTA, SBIR/STTR, IDIQ).
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance (U.S. citizenship required).

Required skills

• Shipley capture and proposal methodology.
• DoD acquisition processes and contract vehicles (FAR, OTA, SBIR/STTR, IDIQ).
• Experience with CRM tools such as Salesforce or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Research using SAM.gov, GovWin, Bloomberg Government.
• Strong technical writing for white papers, proposals, and executive briefings.

What we offer

• Healthcare, dental, and vision coverage (100% for employees).
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, holidays, and parental leave.
• Short and long‑term disability, flexible spending account, 401(k) retirement plan.
• Voluntary worksite benefits (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity).
• Potential discretionary annual bonus based on performance.