Full-Time

Capture Manager

Updated on 9/3/2026

Deadline 7/23/27
QinetiQ

QinetiQ

5,001-10,000 employees

Global defense, security, and aerospace engineering

Compensation Overview

$135k - $175k/yr

No H1B Sponsorship

Lorton, VA, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Master's

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Required Skills
Machine Learning

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Requirements
  • A minimum of 7 years of demonstrated success in capturing deals valued at $50 million and above.
  • Demonstrated success leading matrixed, cross-functional teams.
  • Demonstrated experience with Government Assisted Acquisitions.
Responsibilities
  • Lead all aspects of opportunity capture from the post-qualification phase through proposal delivery.
  • Coordinate with stakeholders in the line, business development, proposals, contracts, and pricing functions; prepare, present, and mature opportunities through the defined acquisition framework.
  • Develop and execute customer call plans to define the opportunity and timeline and validate the solution.
  • Engage with industry, assess the competitive landscape, and secure teammates when needed to bolster the solution.
  • Lead the development of win themes, technical and management solutions, pricing strategies, and risk mitigation strategies.
  • Interpret solicitation requirements, terms, and conditions.
  • Meet or exceed established performance goals in support of overall corporate growth and success.
Desired Qualifications
  • An advanced degree in Management, Information Technology, or a relevant field.
  • Active participation in relevant industry associations.
  • An active Top Secret security clearance.

QinetiQ is a global science and engineering company serving defense, security, and aerospace markets. It delivers advanced technologies, testing, evaluation, and integrated engineering services for government and commercial customers, including R&D, systems design, testing facilities, and program support to design, verify, and deploy defense and security solutions. The company originated from the UK's Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) and was privatized to become a private company, later expanding via Carlyle Group’s investment and a London IPO to grow, especially in the U.S. defense market. This mix of government-originated expertise and private-sector growth helps it offer broad, end-to-end capabilities across international projects. Its goal is to provide trusted science and engineering capabilities that help protect nations and people by delivering reliable defense, security, and aerospace solutions.

Company Size

5,001-10,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Mary Tavy, United Kingdom

Founded

1956

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • FY26 order intake hit £3.6 billion, backlog reached £4.8 billion, on 20 July 2026.
  • On 20 July 2026, QinetiQ won the £1.2 billion MOD Digital and IT framework.
  • The 19 January 2026 Typhoon extension and July laser contracts deepen UK revenue visibility.

What critics are saying

  • QinetiQ cut about 1,000 roles in 2026 after weak U.S. defence-services performance.
  • The ACE contract exits in April 2026, exposing revenue if replacements slip.
  • UK MoD concentration is existential; any 2033 TLPA renegotiation would crush earnings.

What makes QinetiQ unique

  • QinetiQ runs MOD ranges through the 2003 Long Term Partnering Agreement until 2033.
  • Its Boscombe Down, Aberporth, Hebrides, and Shoeburyness infrastructure is hard to replicate.
  • It combines test and evaluation, cyber, lasers, and digital engineering for defence buyers.

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Benefits

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

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1 year growth

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2 year growth

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PR Newswire
Jun 5th, 2026
Soteria licenses QinetiQ's thermal event detection tech for battery safety platform

Soteria Battery Innovation Group has licensed QinetiQ's Q-TRED thermal event detection technology for its Battery Safety IP Exchange platform. The technology uses coatings that emit detectable volatile compounds when battery cells reach elevated temperatures, enabling early warning of potential thermal runaway events before fires occur. Unlike traditional temperature monitoring at limited points, Q-TRED supports distributed sensing with volatile sensor molecules on every cell. Commercially available gas sensors can detect these compounds to alert systems of abnormal thermal conditions. The technology will be integrated into Soteria's IPX, a licensing platform bringing together battery safety innovations across cell materials, detection, mitigation and design. Soteria will partner with supply chain companies to develop Q-TRED for electric vehicles, energy storage systems, aerospace applications and other battery-powered devices.

Yahoo Finance
May 21st, 2026
QinetiQ Group posts record $4.8B order intake, raises dividend 24% despite US market pressures

QinetiQ Group reported revenue of just over £1.9 billion for full year 2026, with operating profit of £218 million and an operating margin exceeding 11%. Free cash flow surged over 40% to £159 million, whilst earnings per share increased 21% to 31.5p. The defence technology company achieved record order intake of £3.6 billion and an order backlog of £4.8 billion, up more than 40%. The company announced enhanced shareholder returns, increasing its dividend 24% to 11p and extending its share buyback programme by £200 million through 2029. However, QinetiQ faced challenges in the US defence services market due to budgetary pressures and undertook restructuring that included cutting approximately 1,000 roles. The company expects revenue growth of 3% to 5% for the coming year, with margins between 11% and 11.5%.

Defli
Oct 25th, 2024
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The Defense Post
Dec 7th, 2022
QinetiQ Acquires New South Wales Firm Air Affairs Australia

UK-based engineering firm QinetiQ has acquired defense aviation service provider Air Affairs Australia.

QinetiQ
May 27th, 2022
Our History

QinetiQ was formed in July 2001, when the Ministry of Defence (MOD) split its Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (DERA) in two. The smaller portion of DERA, was rebranded Dstl (Defence Science & Technology Laboratory).