Business Development & Bid Manager - Space

Join the Redwire Space team in developing and fielding end-to-end innovative mission critical space system solutions for next generation space architecture. At Redwire, you will work closely with customers from concept development through mission operations to ensure mission success.

Join Redwire’s team in Poland where you will play a key role in driving growth across Europe by identifying and leading business development activities . We are looking for a proactive and comm ercially driven professional who can identify and shape opportunities, develop customer and partner relationships, and lead strong, compliant proposals.

You will work with institutional and commercial customers, including ESA, EUSPA, Polish national funding bodies, European space companies, industrial primes and strategic partners. ## Role Summary This is a hands-on role combining business development, capture and bid management. You will work closely with engineering, program management, finance, contracts and colleagues across Europe and the United States.

You will also support the transition of successful bids into project execution. Th e position is based in Warsaw under a hybrid work model .

It offers a real opportunity to influence how Redwire Poland develops its pipeline, partnerships and market position . ## Key Responsibilities - Identify, qualify and develop institutional and commercial opportunities for Redwire Poland. - Build and maintain a realistic, prioritized pipeline with clear actions and regular follow-up. - Lead bids and proposals from opportunity qualification through review, approval and submission. - Analyze tender requirements and coordinate technical, commercial, schedule, legal and contractual inputs. - Write and edit clear, compelling proposal content, ensuring a consistent message across the submission. - Develop relationships with customers, primes, industrial partners and research organizations , and represent Redwire at relevant events. - Support the handover of successful bids into project execution, including scope, assumptions, commitments, risks, schedule and cost basis. ## Must-have - Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline; or 5+ years of experience in place of a degree. - Professional experience in bid management, proposal management, business development, technical sales or a related role. - Fundamental understanding of ESA and Polish national space programs, procurement processes and funding mechanisms. - Strong writing and editing skills, with the ability to combine technical and commercial inputs into a clear proposal. - Excellent organization , ownership and attention to detail, including the ability to coordinate several contributors and deadlines. - Ability to understand technical products and customer requirements and translate them into practical bid actions. - Fluent Polish and English, both written and spoken. ## Good-to-have - Experience in space, aerospace, defense , deep-tech or another regulated engineering sector. - Hands-on experience preparing proposals for ESA, EUSPA, European Commission or Polish national program s. - Experience developing partnerships or coordinating international consortia. - Project-management or bid-to-project handover experience.

Why join Redwire Space? Grow with us as we innovate the next generation capabilities for a new era of space exploration! We offer a highly competitive benefits package along with a commitment to our core values of Integrity, Innovation, Impact, Inclusion, and Excellence. Redwire Poland is building capabilities in structural analysis, testing, and verification for advanced space systems.

Our work spans deployable solar arrays for spacecraft, satellite structures including sandwich panel configurations, and docking and other space equipment for European and international program s. With many exciting projects on the horizon, our team is eager for your passion, talent, and experience.

Redwire is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Redwire 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.

Interested, but not sure you meet every single requirement? Research shows that men will apply to jobs when they meet only 60% of the requirements, but women and other minority groups may only apply if they're sure they meet 100%. If you were turning away because you don't meet 100%, well, we'd still like to hear from you - tell us how you're the best fit for the requirements you're sure you meet.

To accept positions and relocate to Redwire Space, candidates must - have a police/criminal record check, that is not more than six months old. - be approved by ITAR regulations. - be uploaded to the greenhouse portal. - apply directly or be uploaded by a recognized partner. Interested, but not sure you meet every single requirement?

Research shows that men will apply to jobs when they meet only 60% of the requirements, but women and other minority groups may only apply if they're sure they meet 100%. If you were turning away because you don't meet 100%, well, we'd still like to hear from you - tell us how you're the best fit for the requirements you're sure you meet.

To accept positions and relocate to Redwire Space, candidates must - have a police/criminal record check, that is not more than six months old. - be approved by ITAR regulations. - be uploaded to the greenhouse portal. - apply directly or be uploaded by a recognized partner.