Slide Engineer

The Slide Engineer position is assigned to the FEDSIM Center of Excellence (COE) in support of proposals submitted for FEDSIM opportunities pursued by the business units across all Peraton’s Sectors. The FEDSIM CoE Slide Engineer provides support to capture and proposal teams to document content for Oral slide development, slide outlines, and slide themes as part of the solution development process to produce proposal artifacts, working with SME and graphics support to integrate content into orals slides. Support includes the integration of content developed from the annotated mock-ups into orals slide deck, integrate win themes, strengths, features, benefits, discriminators, proof points to adjudicate content as part of the oral's development process; document the process and procedures used to develop orals slide deck as part of the FEDSIM CoE delivery model.

The Slide Engineer is responsible for assisting authors in providing content that goes into the oral presentation. The Slide Engineer works with other contributors, proposal coordinators, consultants, teaming partners and other FEDSIM CoE volume leads to create compelling orals presentation materials and artifacts. Depending on the candidate, the Slide Engineer position may be a hybrid role with both remote and in-person working environments depending on the stage of the acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Lead orals slide development by integrating the content provided by the Capture Team and Solution Architects
• Interpret technical and management requirements of Federal Government solicitations (e.g., RFPs, TOR, RFIs)
• Assess and ensure compelling, complete, and compliant proposal responses reflect win strategy elements and align to evaluation factors and criteria
• Enhance and contribute to the FEDSIM CoE proposal development workbooks
• Guide and mentor content contributors; operations personnel, SMEs, KPs, Consultants, Teaming Partners, Lead Solution Architects, and graphics leads to development compelling and persuasive slide content
• Integrate value-based data points, proof points, performance metrics amongst Team Peraton
• Actively work with Key Personnel into slide development
• Lead and manage the overall proposal development process from Pre-Proposal Phase through submission
• Participate in proposal development team planning and execution
• Review Request for Proposal (RFP) requirements
• Conduct RFP analysis, leading video/oral proposals and/or segments (FEDSIM and similar proposals) and assessing strategy for responding to requirements
• Lead proposal teams, preparing support artifacts, and managing oral proposal development activities
• Ensure win strategy, technical solution, win themes, discriminators, compliance, and clear understanding of the requirements are well-articulated and consistent throughout final orals briefings
• Collaborate with executives, management teams, functional units, BD personnel, stakeholders, partners, and subject matter

Required:

• BA degree and 12 years of relevant work history
• US Citizenship
• Understanding of, and experience with, the Federal procurement process and regulations (e.g. FAR)
• Experience leading the development of FEDSIM oral proposals presentations
• Evidence of leading slide content development on one or more winning FEDSIM SDM opportunities valued at $200M+
• Excellent writing, organizational, and communication skills
• Ability to work to meet deadlines (nights, weekends, and holidays at times)
• Ability to develop and/or assist technical and capture personnel in developing compelling themes, discriminators, and messaging
• Ability to work well both in a team and independently
• Up-to-date knowledge of marketing, editing, graphic design, and other relevant proposal best practices
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to manage geographically disparate teams
• Ability to create original content using interview and research techniques.
• Fluency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

 Preferred:

• Experience supporting a wide variety of solicitation size, complexity, and submission requirements
• Considered a Subject Matter Expert in Oral Slides development
• Relevant certification from an accredited source
• Government proposal management experience Defense, Space & Intel, and Cyber requirements

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.