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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.

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,

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