Business Development and Capture Manager - Aerospace Systems

About the role

Northrop Grumman Australia is looking for a leader to shape the future of aerospace sustainment and capability development. You will identify customer challenges, develop new concepts and bring together the right stakeholders to turn ideas into business opportunities, working directly with senior Defence stakeholders. You will lead a small team of Capture Managers across aircraft sustainment, capability development, entry into service and fleet change activities. The role is ideally based in Canberra, with Fortitude Valley (Brisbane) as an option, and hybrid working and a 9-day fortnight are available.

Key responsibilities

• Engage customers, industry partners and internal stakeholders to identify emerging challenges and develop ideas that create value in a constrained funding environment
• Produce white papers, build advocacy for new concepts and turn strategic ideas into practical opportunities
• Lead capture works and focus on shaping future needs before formal requirements exist
• Work across aircraft sustainment, capability development, fleet transition and entry into service activities

Required profile

• Australian citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance (mandatory)
• Ideally an experienced former Air Force leader who has moved into industry and understands large, complex programmes
• Comfortable engaging senior stakeholders and navigating complex, resource-constrained environments
• Ability to connect customer needs with business opportunities

What we offer

• Professional development, including further education, leadership development, industry memberships and unlimited online training
• Purchased additional annual leave of 2 weeks
• Salary packaging including novated car leases
• Generous paid parental leave of 18 weeks, volunteer and enhanced Reservist leave
• Health and wellbeing program and Employee Assistance Program