Proposal Analyst, Senior - Onsite Position

We have a rewarding opportunity for a Proposal Analyst, Senior to join our Defense Solutions Team in Santa Clarita, CA

As our Proposal Analyst, Senior you will be responsible for providing cost estimates, financial analysis, and pricing strategy support in the development of winning proposals for the Integrated Systems business unit and also support as required, other business units within Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions.

A key skill set for you will be the ability to manage the development of proposed cost and resulting pricing in accordance with company policies and financial goals. will work with the proposal team to ensure that proposals reflect the best cost basis and factors that supports informed pricing decisions.

Location: Santa Clarita, CA- Onsite

Salary Range: $83,800 - 111,800 annual per year plus bonus

Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in California. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Referral Program I Competitive Pay I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge

As a member of the proposal team, the primary responsibility is to support the Business Unit and Proposal Manager with all cost and pricing aspects of individual proposals, including:

• Capture engineering Basis of Estimates (BOE)

• Product cost capture from actuals and/or Product Manager inputs

• Perform pricing for development/production type contracts

• Support proposal from RFP to Award (including negotiations pricing and answering to cost/pricing RFIs)

• Prepare Cost Volumes & Sweep Packages

• Maintain/Update direct/indirect rates in ProPricer

• Prepare pricing packages and present to leadership at pricing reviews for approvals

• Prepare Consolidated Bill of Materials

• Working with procurement as needed to gather and verify material cost basis.

• Manage and capture costing for any 3rd party items that may be required.

• Coordinate with team to provide proposal needs and validation of material costing.

• Secure timely approvals for proposal pricing.

• Develop strategies and implement solutions for most efficient costing/pricing models with an eye to repeatability, considering market factors and eventual risk & reward of offered pricing/terms.

• Support/Lead targeted costing and pricing models/analysis/closed loop analysis (post award actuals compared to bid values) and provide lessons learned and recommendations to the applicable business units.

• Ongoing/timely support to various stakeholders (BU Directors, Product Managers, Proposal Management) as required.

• Works with Finance to optimize proposal cost and pricing tools with objective to make tools more effective, common, and supportive in the assessment of pricing model strategies.

What You Bring

• Must have superior Excel/Word and PowerPoint skills.

• Understanding and Experience with FAR principles including FAR 14,15,16 & 31

• Experience with pricing for various contract types (CPFF, FFP, T&M) on sole source/competitive bids  

• Experience with preparing consolidated bill of materials

• Extensive costing background experience.

• Excellent communication skills (oral and written).

• Able to work effectively as an individual contributor as well as part of a team, ability to work with cross-functional teams, to follow procedures and use system tools.

• A self-starter, able to work independently and manage concurrent multiple bids and proposals with dynamic priorities.

• Demonstrated ability and resourcefulness in solving often ambiguous problems with little supervision. 

• Experience with cost/revenue analysis and audits is considered an asset.

• Excellent analytical skills to collect data, understand significance and explain issues; able to take initiatives and recommend solutions / process improvements.

• Excellent technical ability, including ability to work with integrated ERP systems, preferably SAP.

• Ability to present and defend costing / pricing recommendations to senior leadership.

• Ability to embrace change with enthusiasm for continuous improvement.

• A bachelor’s degree from a college or university in Accounting, Engineering and/or Business

• Experience in proposal cost development and cost analysis.

• Knowledge of ProPricer would be an asset (Highly Preferred Skill)

• Familiarity with Military and Aerospace market and customer base is desired, but not mandatory.

• 2-4 years of related experience preferably in a manufacturing or high technology environment; or a combination.

Who We Are

Our Values
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The Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions facility in Santa Clarita, California is the center of excellence for hardware level system integration and advanced package design.
Integrated Systems in Santa Clarita prides itself on experience, expertise, and low risk solutions. Our primary focus is understanding the technical challenges our customers face and creating partnerships in order to provide a high TRL solution.
For more information visit: Santa Clarita, California | Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions (curtisswrightds.com)

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening.  In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn. 

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