Senior Capture Manager

Yulista's Aerospace Systems Engineering (ASE) group is seeking a Senior Capture Manager to lead capture efforts and manage a team of Capture Managers supporting new business pursuits across aerospace and defense markets. This role reports directly to the ASE Group President and is responsible for shaping capture strategy, leading pursuit execution, and driving proposal readiness for priority opportunities.

• Lead and manage a team of Capture Managers supporting ASE priority pursuits.
• Drive capture execution from early opportunity shaping through proposal submission and transition to execution.
• Build and maintain an active pipeline (opportunity identification, qualification, win strategy, and pursuit plans).
• Support customer and partner engagement planning; lead teaming strategy development and partner coordination.
• Develop capture inputs and materials (win themes, discriminators, CONOPS approach, and pricing inputs in coordination with leadership).
• Coordinate cross-functional support across Operations, Engineering, Pricing, Contracts, and HR to support pursuit success.
• Provide accurate reporting on pursuit status, risks, and key milestones to leadership.

Will lead a team of Capture Managers.

• Experience leading or mentoring capture staff (team lead, manager, or functional lead).
• Familiarity with aerospace/aviation, engineering services, sustainment, logistics, or modernization programs.
• Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS and the federal proposal environment.
• Demonstrated experience leading capture efforts and supporting competitive proposal submissions.
• Ability to manage multiple pursuits simultaneously and drive schedules, inputs, and stakeholder alignment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; comfortable briefing leadership and working across cross-functional teams.

• Bachelor's degree and
• 7+ years of progressive experience supporting capture, proposals, business development, or program operations in the federal/DoD contracting environment.
• Current Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain.

Preference will be given to Calista shareholders and their descendants and to spouses of Calista shareholders, and to shareholders of other corporations created pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, in accordance with Title 43 U.S. Code 1626(g).

Additionally, it is our policy to select, place, train and promote the most qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees in compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws and without regard to non-work related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, genetic information, or other protected status.

When applicable, our policy of non-discrimination applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to, recruiting, hiring, training, transfer, promotion, placement, layoff, compensation, termination, reduction in force and benefits.

It is Calista and Subsidiaries' business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.

The statements contained in this job description are intended to describe the general content and requirements for performance of this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties, responsibilities, and requirements.

This job description is not an employment agreement or contract. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.