ABOUT ROCKET LAB

Rocket Lab is the end-to-end space company building rockets, spacecraft, and critical subsystems that keep the world connected, protected, expand humanity’s reach to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. We move fast, build real hardware for meaningful missions, and make the impossible routine. Come shape the future with us.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Rocket Lab’s Business Development team is responsible for connecting customers across government and commercial sectors with our industry leading mission solutions spanning launch and space systems. They work closely with new and existing customers to understand their needs and develop tailored solutions to deliver their missions. Building and maintaining relationships with customers and internally with engineering and operations teams is at the core of our Business Development team. They have their fingers on the pulse of the space industry and are driven to deliver results for our customers and our business.

SENIOR TECHNICAL WRITER I

Based out of Rocket Lab's global headquarters in Long Beach, CA, the Senior Technical Writer I will have a proven track record of writing and winning proposals for both federal government agencies and commercial customers in the space industry. Government proposal writing experience in the aerospace & defense industry will also be considered.

WHAT YOU’LL GET TO DO

Create customer response templates according to a company style guide and RFP requirements
Write compliant, compelling, and client-centric narratives aligned to the proposed solution
Re-write technical text as necessary for clarity, readability, and tone
Format, proofread, and edit for clarity, accuracy, readability, and RFP compliance
Coordinate with technical team to gather and draft technical proposal volumes
Take on writing responsibility for increasingly challenging technical proposal sections
Create and maintain compliance matrices for each major effort
Incorporate feedback based on reviews to ensure the final narrative is compliant and compelling
Identify, resolve, mitigate, and escalate gaps and risks to management and technical leads when necessary
Create proposal tools and resources to improve the proposal development process

YOU’LL BRING THESE QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in English, communications, journalism, business, or a technical field
5+ years of professional writing and/or editing experience
Experience writing and reviewing technical papers, reports, memos, and conference papers
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office products (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Project) on a PC platform
Demonstrated attention to detail through completion of a format, proofread, edit, clarity, readability, and compliance assignment as part of the interview process
US citizenship is required, due to program requirements

THESE QUALIFICATIONS WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or other technical discipline highly preferred
Superior project and time management skills
Ability to effectively coordinate various levels of SMEs effectively to deliver complicated responses on time
Ability to work successfully under time-sensitive deadlines and in fast-paced environments
Experience with SharePoint and Microsoft Office tools
Ability to prioritize and manage multiple proposals where the process and/or deliverable is nonstandard
Strong data analysis and processing skills
3+ years of proposal experience in the aerospace industry
An active US government issued security clearance, or the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
Experience supporting government proposals
Education and experience with an industry standard proposal process (i.e. Shipley, Lohfeld)

This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, standing, walking, computer work, and occasional exposure to moderate levels of noise, dust, and fumes in production areas.

Join one of the world's fastest-growing space companies and own a piece of it. In addition to competitive base pay, you'll receive company stock as part of your total compensation package, giving you a direct stake in our success. As we expand to new launch sites, groundbreaking missions, and global markets, your ownership has the opportunity to grow alongside the company.