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Nomad GCS

Manufactures Engineer-to-Order Connected Mobile Operations Centers

Business Development Capture Manager 3 - Federal Civilian

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
No salary listed
Senior
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BS)
Columbia Falls, MT, USA
HybridHybrid in Columbia Falls, Montana; preference for remote applicants in the Maryland, Virginia, DC region. Occasional HQ travel; 10% travel.
Sales & Account ManagementAccount Executive
No H1B Sponsorship
US Citizenship Required

About the job

Requirements
  • Demonstrated success leading capture efforts and business development activities for complex international or defense-related programs.
  • Ability to develop customer relationships and influence opportunity shaping within competitive acquisition environments.
  • Strong understanding of acquisition processes, contract vehicles, proposal development, and capture lifecycle management.
  • Experience coordinating cross-functional teams across engineering, operations, finance, manufacturing, and program management.
  • Strong executive communication, presentation, and negotiation skills to engage senior customer stakeholders and prime contractor leadership.
  • Experience supporting proposal strategy, pricing development, staffing approaches, and solution positioning.
  • Working knowledge of manufacturing readiness, production execution, and operational constraints impacting solution development.
  • Strong business acumen, including understanding of program financials, forecasting, margin considerations, and revenue growth strategies.
  • Demonstrated leadership and accountability, and ability to operate effectively in fast-paced, high-visibility environments.
  • 5–8 years of direct work in a business-to-government sales capacity, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Must be a United States citizen.
  • Valid driver's license in good standing.
  • Ability to obtain a Secret or higher security clearance.
  • Ability to obtain a passport.
  • Ability to perform the listed physical demands, including occasional lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds; items heavier than 50 pounds require two people.
  • Ability to travel as required; stated travel is 10%.
  • Ability to work in the described indoor and occasional outdoor conditions, including exposure to noise and commercial chemicals, and to wear required hearing protection, safety glasses, and closed-toed shoes on the production floor.
Responsibilities
  • Lead end-to-end capture activities for assigned opportunities, including qualification, pursuit strategy, competitive positioning, teaming, and proposal readiness.
  • Develop and maintain customer relationships with operational and contracting offices, mission users, acquisition stakeholders, and prime channel partners to establish customer intimacy and identify emerging opportunities.
  • Identify, qualify, and shape new business opportunities, including follow-on work, task orders, engineering changes, sustainment efforts, and strategic partnerships.
  • Drive opportunity pipeline growth through market analysis, account intelligence, customer engagement, and competitive assessments.
  • Support development of win strategies by translating customer mission requirements into executable technical and operational solutions.
  • Coordinate or participate in capture planning activities, including gate reviews, color teams, competitive analysis, solution reviews, and pricing strategy sessions.
  • Collaborate with proposal teams on blue- and red-team strategies to improve win probability through customer insights, staffing strategies, pricing realism, compliance reviews, and solution differentiation.
  • Identify acquisition approaches, funding pathways, contract vehicles, and timing windows that support successful pursuit strategies.
  • Establish and maintain strategic partnerships and teaming arrangements with channel partners, subcontractors, and industry partners.
  • Support transition from capture to execution by ensuring clear handoff of customer requirements, assumptions, risks, and commitments.
  • Lead risk identification and mitigation activities associated with capture pursuits, proposal execution, and customer commitments.
  • Promote disciplined business development processes, opportunity tracking, customer relationship management management, and capture governance.
  • Serve as the primary business development interface for assigned accounts, regions, and opportunities.
  • Lead customer engagement planning, executive briefings, site visits, milestone reviews, and relationship-building activities.
  • Maintain awareness of customer priorities, acquisition trends, geopolitical considerations, and funding cycles.
  • Provide internal leadership with actionable business intelligence, pipeline forecasts, opportunity status, and strategic recommendations.
  • Support long-term portfolio growth planning and strategic account development initiatives.
Desired Qualifications
  • A BA or BS degree in Business, Industrial Technology/Engineering, Management, or a related discipline is strongly desired.

About the company

Nomad GCS designs and builds Engineer-to-Order (ETO) Connected Mobile Operations Centers (CMOCs) for defense, public safety, emergency response, healthcare, telecom, education, and other mission-focused users. Its products are self-contained, engineering-driven systems that integrate manufacturing, technology, and support to enable rapid, reliable connectivity and operational control in any location. The company distinguishes itself through a customer-centric mission focus, delivering tailored, end-to-end solutions—from design and manufacturing to technology integration and ongoing support—so that critical deployments stay connected when every minute matters. The goal is to ensure customers are connected at all times, anywhere in the world, to support their mission success.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Columbia Falls, Montana

Founded

2002

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What believers are saying

  • January 15, 2025 EMSA contract totaled $97.5 million for Army Redstone Test Center.
  • September 30, 2025 CBP awarded $1.6 million for tactical communication trailers and antenna.
  • March 24, 2025 IFS Cloud ERP work signals operational discipline before merger-scale growth.

What critics are saying

  • Kratos integration in 2026 can dilute Nomad’s leadership, culture, and product focus.
  • Government customers drive demand; procurement delays can stall revenue and factory utilization.
  • If Kratos centralizes strategy, Nomad loses autonomy and becomes a absorbed niche unit.

What makes Nomad GCS unique

  • February 24, 2026 merger with Kratos gives Nomad defense-scale distribution and capital.
  • Nomad’s CMOCs and software-enabled mobile command centers target high-consequence missions.
  • NNSA cited Nomad’s integrated C-UAS capability and 12-year structural warranty on March 31, 2026.

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