SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out
exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are
not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this
possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
PROPOSAL EDITOR
From release of a customer’s requirements through award of a contract,
the SpaceX proposal editors manage the preparation and submittal of
SpaceX’s bids for competitive business opportunities that can be worth
tens of millions to billions of dollars. In this role, you’ll prepare
proposals that emphasize the features and benefits of SpaceX’s
constantly evolving technology and launch services. You will manage
authors from across SpaceX’s technical and business teams as they
prepare text addressing specific customer needs. You’ll write, rewrite
and edit technical and nontechnical text as necessary to prepare the
most compelling possible proposals. You’ll also be responsible for the
creation of clear, visually persuasive graphics and for the timely
printing and delivery of a clean, error-free final product.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Drive the end-to-end development of compelling proposals for new
SpaceX business
- Manage the contributions of authors from across the company, setting
and enforcing expectations
- Develop outlines, drive interim milestones and manage the final
executive approval processes
- Ensure proposals comply with every customer instruction and clearly
satisfy each requirement
- Rewrite complex engineering information and develop supporting
graphics to maximize clarity, logic, and readability
- Partner with authors to resolve every open issue related to proposal
text, figures, and tables
- Serve as the final line of defense to ensure each proposal meets the
SpaceX standard of excellence
- Complete final editing, produce required copies and arrange delivery
- Continuously work to improve the proposal development process
- Maintain a repository of frequently used proposal information
- Support the Sales team, Mission Management, and other SpaceX
organizations with general editing, writing, publication, and
communication
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of professional experience publishing documents and/or
editing the work of others
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- 7+ years of professional experience publishing documents and/or
editing the work of others
- Experience with developing marketing materials, proposals or grant
applications, preferably targeted at US government customers or
academic institutions
- Editing skills at all levels—organizational, structural, sentence,
fact-checking and proofreading
- Demonstrated record of successfully planning and completing both
short- and long-term projects on deadline
- Demonstrated skills in leadership, influence, and collaboration
- High proficiency in the professional preparation of documents for
publication in Microsoft Office (2007 or more recent), or 5 or more
years of experience with a non-Office word processing program and
desktop publishing software. (Assessments will be administered as
part of the interview process.)
TO APPLY:
- Complete the online application
- Provide two writing samples of 500 words or more, each targeted at a
different audience
- Provide a narrative summary of the founding, history and current
technical capabilities of SpaceX, drawing only from publicly
available sources of information. (Draft should be no more than one
single-spaced page of text.)
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations,
applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the
U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or
eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.
Department of State. Learn more about ITAR HERE.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is
governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will
not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender,
national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age,
sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical
disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan
for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring
reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should
notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.