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L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

Principal, Business Development

Business Development & PartnershipsConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree and at least 12 years of prior relevant experience, a graduate degree and at least 10 years of prior related experience, or at least 16 years of prior related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Existing Department of Defense Top Secret clearance with a current five-year update.
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret and Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances, as well as any additional clearances required.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, refine, and update business cases.
  • Manage the capture gating process, including chairing gate conferences for executive leadership.
  • Develop capture plans for products and services and lead capture activities.
  • Develop capture win strategies.
  • Develop, maintain, and leverage relationships with key customers, decision makers, and acquisition officials.
  • Lead, develop, and implement strategies for generating new customers, primarily in domestic electronic warfare markets.
  • Form relationships with new customers and industry partners to support capability insertion in new markets.
  • Develop and maintain competitive intelligence and understanding of the competitive landscape to inform business development and capture efforts.
  • Prepare and deliver written and oral briefs to customers and senior executives.
  • Participate in the Independent Research and Development process to ensure investment aligns with business goals.
  • Manage the Customer Relationship Management database for cross-segment pursuits.
  • Develop strategic plans to advance business-area objectives and promote revenue and profitability.
  • Provide a warfighter perspective and operational briefings based on Operational Analysis and Modeling and Simulation subject-matter expert material.
  • Lead Concept of Operations development and briefings in support of programs.
  • Evaluate new technologies and stay current on industry trends through a warfighter perspective.
  • Provide a warfighter perspective internally and externally to fulfill customer expectations, increase program success, capture new programs, and expand the business pipeline.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Travel 30%.

Desired Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, marketing, or a related field of study and at least 12 years of related experience, including at least five years of aerospace subsystems business development experience; a graduate degree and at least 10 years of related experience; or at least 16 years of related experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Graduation from a United States Air Force, United States Navy, or United States Marine Corps Weapons School or Test Pilot School.
  • Former senior military officer at the O-5 level or above, or civilian equivalent.
  • Experience developing Concepts of Operations.
  • Experience with classified Special Access Programs and/or Sensitive Compartmented Information electronic warfare applications, especially outside the airborne domain, such as land, subsea, sea, and space.
  • Experience with scientific research and development agencies within the Department of Defense.
  • Ability to generate and deliver articulate and persuasive briefings.
  • Ability to communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Prior leadership and mentoring experience.
  • Experience in budget management.
  • Experience growing a business.
  • Experience leading and collaborating in a multidisciplinary, diverse, and dynamic team environment.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
  • Written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.
  • Electronic warfare combat systems experience and mission-planning expertise in the electromagnetic spectrum at the operational level.
  • Experience interacting with senior United States Government officials, foreign defense officials, and L3Harris executives.

About the Company

L3Harris Technologies

Global defense contractor delivering aerospace tech

L3Harris Technologies provides advanced aerospace, defense, and space systems for governments and commercial customers. Its products include sensors, communications, and propulsion—such as tactical radios, night-vision gear, satellite payloads, missile defense, and space propulsion—delivered as integrated systems for operations across air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains. The company blends legacy technologies from two joining giants with newer capabilities, faster acquisition cycles, and a focus on missiles, space, and resilient communications to field solutions quickly. Its goal is to be a trusted, scale-ready provider of next‑generation defense and intelligence capabilities for national security and related customers.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Melbourne, FL
Founded
1895

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