Business Development Manager - Aerospace

***Candidates must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time, permanent resident basis. StaffRight Associates and our clients do not provide visa sponsorship for this position.

The Opportunity

Champion the commercial trajectory of a highly successful, specialized manufacturing business unit backed by a commanding $10B global aerospace entity. Operating as a pivotal, high-visibility commercial leader, you will own and accelerate sales growth across defense and commercial aviation sectors. This unique individual contributor role offers a rare blend of substantial corporate resource backing and a collaborative, tight-knit culture. You will possess the direct autonomy to scale the business development function, capturing market share for complex, vertically integrated composite and metal-bonded aerospace structures.

What You’ll Do

• Drive aggressive market expansion by capturing new business and maximizing revenue streams within established commercial aerospace and defense accounts.

• Architect a comprehensive three-year strategic sales roadmap and forecasting model designed to hit aggressive year-over-year revenue targets.

• Cultivate enduring, multi-tier strategic partnerships across target organizations, building deep alignment from procurement agents up to executive decision-makers.

• Engineer rigorous Capture Plans tailored to specific high-value aerospace programs, platform part numbers, and tier-1 aviation targets.

• Synthesize market intelligence and platform production rates to deliver precise, strategic input on market dynamics and target pricing metrics.

• Spearhead the end-to-end proposal cycle, maintaining a robust pipeline of RFQs and RFPs while conducting systematic post-submission follow-ups.

• Collaborate with cross-functional technical teams to support complex estimating activities, ensuring alignment with organizational core competencies.

• Design high-impact corporate presentations and tailored marketing collateral in lockstep with engineering and program leadership.

• Represent StaffRight Associates'' client portfolio at premier industry events and defense trade association expositions to elevate market presence.

What You Bring

• Decade-plus Tracker Record: Minimum of 10 years of high-growth sales and business development experience embedded within an aerospace manufacturing environment.

• Sector Expertise: Deep, verifiable experience selling into military fixed-wing programs, commercial OEMs, and Tier-1 aerospace suppliers.

• Technical Literacy: Strong literacy in vertically integrated build-to-print manufacturing processes, specifically composite materials and metal-bonding fabrications (e.g., control surfaces, structural panels, and landing gear components).

• Regulatory Acuity: Familiarity with federal defense procurement frameworks and regulatory platforms (including FARs, DFARs, FAA protocols, SAM, and JCP frameworks) is highly advantageous.

• Communication Mastery: Superior presentation skills with the ability to translate technical manufacturing capabilities into high-impact, value-driven client proposals.

• Academic Foundation: High school diploma required; a Bachelor''s degree in engineering, business, or a related field is strongly preferred.

• Geographic Presence: Must reside in or seamlessly relocate to the Greater Tulsa, OK territory to support a localized hybrid structure.

Compensation & Total Rewards

• Core Compensation: Highly competitive base salary ranging from $170,000 to $180,000 annually, aligned with executive-level industry standards.

• Performance & Equity Incentives: Guaranteed annual performance bonus structure targeted at $15,000 to reward milestone achievements.

• Health & Wellness Perks: Elite, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance packages alongside dedicated mental health and wellness support programs.

• Future Planning: Top-tier retirement planning with a robust 401(k) company matching program, comprehensive life insurance policies, and continuing education/tuition reimbursement options.

• Work-Life Balance: Generous paid time off (PTO) allocation, comprehensive parental leave, and a flexible hybrid work schedule balanced with localized office operations.

• Relocation Assistance: Comprehensive, employer-paid relocation package available for qualified nationwide candidates.

Joining StaffRight Associates

When you partner with StaffRight Associates in your search for your next role, you’re doing more than pursuing a job, you’re aligning yourself with a team of experts committed to placing top-tier talent in truly impactful positions.

We take pride in fostering professional growth and connecting forward-thinking individuals with organizations that value innovation and excellence. We look forward to showcasing your expertise in a way that resonates with our clients and opens the door to meaningful opportunities.

Salary : $170,000 - $180,000