Business Development Engineer I
Core
Early-career Business Development Engineer supporting Rocket Lab's HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) business, focusing on opportunity identification, market analysis, and proposal development for hypersonic flight testing and national security missions.
Role type
Business Development Engineer (Hypersonics/National Security)
Builds
Mission concepts, business cases, proposals, and technical responses for hypersonic test and evaluation opportunities.
Domain
Aerospace, Defense, National Security, Hypersonics
Required skills
Opportunity identification, market and competitive analysis, proposal development, mission concept development, business case development, technical response coordination, NRE timeline planning, launch date planning, technical documentation management, sales forecasting, pricing strategy, business planning
Preferred skills
Hypersonic system design/manufacturing/integration/testing, hypersonic flight testing, launch vehicle experience, national security market knowledge, Python scripting, trajectory generation/analysis
Technologies
Salesforce, Jira
Responsibilities
Draft proposals for new business opportunities, track opportunities and analyze pipeline activity, coordinate with Engineering to assess mission requirements, establish NRE timelines and launch dates, maintain marketing materials and technical documentation, support launch service and technical assistance agreements, build knowledge of suborbital launch and hypersonic test markets
Seniority
Entry-level, hands-on IC