Capture Manager
About the job
- A bachelor’s degree with 10–12 years of experience, a master’s degree with 8–10 years of experience, or a PhD with 5–7 years of experience.
- Ten or more years of related business experience.
- At least eight years of capture management or related business experience in Department of Defense and federal/civilian markets.
- Extensive knowledge, experience, and success in capture processes, including understanding of contract types such as non-IDIQ, IDIQ single- or multiple-award contracts, firm-fixed-price, time-and-materials, and cost-plus contracts.
- Ability to develop and execute a quick request for proposal triage process for task-order requests for proposal, customer engagement, and task-order proposal responses.
- Ability to influence constructively and interact at the highest levels of the corporate structure.
- Proven proficiency in capture management based on industry best practices such as Shipley.
- Ability to develop engagement summaries for senior executives and work effectively in a fast-paced, time-sensitive, multi-tasking environment.
- Ability to travel as necessary in support of capture activities.
- Must possess and maintain a current Secret clearance.
- Develop and execute comprehensive capture plans using internal capture-gate tools and processes, emphasizing win strategies, themes, value propositions, gap analyses, and teaming recommendations.
- Serve as the senior capture expert for the sector, formulate and codify capture best practices, and audit capture plans developed by others.
- Teach and mentor operations and growth professionals in the capture discipline.
- Develop estimates of resource needs and leverage assigned resources.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to develop compelling offerings in response to customer requirements at competitive prices.
- Collaborate with subject-matter and technical-matter experts, functional leads, and program managers to elaborate customer requirements, needs, and wants.
- Gather, assess, and validate customer requirements.
- Assess the competitive field and evaluate competitors’ relative strengths and threats to the company’s bid strategy; conduct Black Hats, price-to-win analyses, and competitive scenarios to corroborate win strategies.
- Translate requirements into robust, tested, and validated win strategies, and advance those strategies to management and technical design with strong value propositions and differentiated bid elements based on compelling features and benefits.
- Identify gaps and develop strategies to overcome weaknesses and mitigate bid risks; develop discriminators and differentiators.
- Conduct and participate in gate, pricing, teaming, and capture reviews, and lead and document lessons learned.
- Execute teaming strategies and negotiate teaming agreements and strategic alliances.
- Drive development and completion of critical bid artifacts required for proposal development, ensure win-strategy integrity through a supporting role in color reviews, and assist the proposal manager/director with developing compliant and compelling bid artifacts.
- Manage budgets and schedules.
About the company
Arcfield provides mission-focused engineering, defense systems integration, and specialized support across cyber, space, hypersonic, and missile domains to protect national security. It works by combining systems engineering, risk assessment, and mission assurance with advanced cybersecurity, space operations, and missile support to enable defense missions. Its differentiators include a 65+ year track record, breadth across cyber, space, hypersonic, and conventional/missile domains, and a large North American engineering workforce. Its goal is to protect the nation and its allies by delivering integrated, dependable defense capabilities and mission readiness.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Chantilly, Virginia
Founded
2021
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What believers are saying
- September 15, 2026 DeepSky payload awards exceeded $60 million, with $100 million potential.
- May 20, 2026 Navy CCS follow-on added $75 million for five years.
- April 2026 D5LE work and March 2026 Orion sensors broaden backlog across space and undersea.
What critics are saying
- Arcfield depends on a concentrated Navy and defense customer base through 2026 recompetes.
- Integration of Rite-Solutions and Orion risks execution slippage across Newport, Middletown, and Chantilly.
- A failed Trident II D5LE or CCS recompete in 2027 would crush growth.
What makes Arcfield unique
- Orion combines sensor payloads, model-based engineering, and undersea systems across space-to-seabed missions.
- Arcfield’s December 2025 Rite-Solutions acquisition deepens Navy software, cybersecurity, and AN/BYG-1 expertise.
- Gregg Burgess, appointed November 2025, brings space-systems leadership from General Atomics and SNC.
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Arcfield's subsidiary Orion Space Solutions will provide upgraded payloads for Tomorrow.io's DeepSky weather satellite constellation. Orion will supply its Spectre electro-optical infrared payload and T3 radio frequency sensor suite for the early warning constellation announced in January. The Spectre payload is a compact, multi-spectral imaging sensor for high-resolution weather and environmental monitoring. The T3 suite uses Global Navigation Satellite System Radio Occultation and reflectometry technologies for atmospheric observation. Orion received a contract to manufacture the first batch of Spectre payloads, which upgrade from an 8-channel to a broader detection design. The company has secured over $60 million in multi-year awards for this work, with total potential contract value exceeding $100 million. The payloads will support applications including weather forecasting, maritime safety, agricultural planning and disaster response.
Arcfield lands $75M contract to support Navy's Combat Control Systems. * Arcfield will continue providing systems engineering and sustainment support to the Navy's CCS program under a $75 million follow-on contract * The original contract was initially awarded to Rite-Solutions, which Arcfield acquired in December * Discover new opportunities to support naval operations at the 2026 Navy Summit on Aug. 27 Arcfield has secured a $75 million follow-on contract from the U.S. Navy Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport to provide full-spectrum systems engineering and sustainment support for the Code 25 Combat Control Systems, or CCS, program. Advancing the Navy's undersea capabilities is one of the topics that defense and industry leaders are expected to explore at the Potomac Officers Club's 2026 Navy Summit on Aug. 27. The event will serve as an important forum where top defense officials can communicate how the public sector can support warfighter readiness. Sign up today to secure your spot in the conversation. The Chantilly, Virginia-headquartered company said Tuesday the Navy awarded a potential five-year contract to Rite-Solutions, a federal cybersecurity and IT services provider that Arcfield acquired in December 2025. "Our consistent performance and ability to drive continuous advancement have solidified Arcfield's reputation as an innovative and dependable mission partner," Arcfield CEO Kevin Kelly stated. "With the addition of Rite-Solutions' exceptional talent to our team, we are expanding our ability to deliver sophisticated solutions across all operational domains, and we are proud to play a key role in shaping the Navy's next-generation submarine combat control systems." What will Arcfield provide Under the Navy's CCS contract? Under the contract, Arcfield will deliver a range of technical services, including hardware and software development, systems integration and testing, cybersecurity, and advanced model-based systems engineering at NUWC facilities in Newport, Rhode Island, and at Arcfield's office in Middletown, Rhode Island. The CCS program supports new construction and in-service submarine combat control systems, including the AN/BYG-1. The company is also supporting the Navy's Trident II D5 Life Extension strategic weapon system, or D5LE SWS, program under a $117 million follow-on contract awarded in April. Work on the contract includes digital and systems engineering, independent scientific analysis, and operational support. What capabilities does Arcfield offer customers? Arcfield provides systems and digital engineering capabilities supporting national security and defense missions. The company offers artificial intelligence-enabled tools, model-based systems engineering, modeling and simulation, cybersecurity and mission assurance capabilities for defense and intelligence customers. In 2025, Arcfield subsidiary Strategic Technology Consulting launched Intelligent MBSE, an AI-powered systems engineering tool designed to automate analysis, generate engineering artifacts and accelerate digital engineering processes. In the same year, Arcfield partnered with C3 AI to develop enterprise AI applications for defense and intelligence operations. The firm's Rapid Revisit Optical Cloud Imager, or RROCI, is a sensor designed to deliver weather data in real time to warfighters.
Strategic Technology Consulting (STC), an Arcfield subsidiary, has launched DE Academy, an on-demand learning management system for model-based systems engineering and digital engineering training. The web-based platform offers 24/7 access to self-paced courses designed to bridge the gap between theory and practical application. The academy's course catalogue includes applied MBSE methodologies, SysML v1 and v2, and preparation for OMG Certified Systems Modeling Professional certification. The platform uses interactive modules that break complex concepts into manageable segments, allowing engineers to train without disrupting programme schedules. DE Academy targets learners ranging from engineers building foundational skills to experienced practitioners guiding enterprise-wide digital engineering adoption. The platform draws on STC's experience implementing MBSE on complex programmes across government and commercial sectors.
Arcfield's subsidiary Orion Space Solutions has secured initial contracts worth over $24 million to deliver more than 25 advanced payloads for an undisclosed space customer. The work encompasses design, manufacturing, testing and calibration of mission-specific instrumentation over multiple years. The contracts have a total potential value exceeding $100 million as batch deliveries are completed. The payloads will enable unprecedented space-based environmental monitoring capabilities, drawing on Orion's decades of experience in sensor technology. Orion will leverage its heritage in advanced sensor development to support next-generation satellite systems and space-based intelligence. Arcfield, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, employs 2,200 specialists and focuses on national security technologies including space superiority, hypersonic defence and digital transformation.
Arcfield acquires Rite-Solutions, A navy-focused software and IT development firm. Government technology and mission support provider Arcfield on Tuesday announced it completed the acquisition of the Rhode Island-based Rite-Solutions, which will expand its naval systems expertise. The companies were unwilling to disclose terms of the deal since both companies are privately held. In a statement, Arcfield said this will expand its expertise and national security capabilities, with Rite-Solutions having a specialty in undersea warfare and naval systems that "will perfectly complement Arcfield's existing nuclear surety and missile engineering capabilities." Rite-Solutions... Subscriber-only content. Please log in below. Not a subscriber or registered user yet? Please contact us at [email protected] or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday - Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.