# Head of Business Development at Lodestar

- Company: Lodestar
- What the company does: Lodestar is building the first autonomous AI fighter-pilot for space, to power in-orbit bodyguard satellites and deliver orbital defence as a service to high-value assets. Backed by Entrepreneur First.
- Company website: https://lodestar.space
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Los Angeles, US
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $180K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-13
- Apply by: 2026-11-27
- Apply: https://job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/lodestarspace/jobs/5004735101?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lodestar-head-of-business-development/

## About the role

The government does not fund what it does not know about. Your job is to make sure Lodestar is in the room and in the requirements before a solicitation ever drops. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 5 to 10 years of business development, capture, or program management experience in the national security space domain. You have been in these rooms before
- A real network in the ecosystem. You can name the program analysts and innovation office leads at SSC, AFRL, DIU, Space RCO, or SDA. Working-level relationships are not a nice-to-have — they are the job
- Deep knowledge of the pre-solicitation phase. You understand how requirements get written, how contracts get structured, how budgets get negotiated, and where the leverage points are before a formal competition begins
- Federal Acquisition literacy. You know the FAR, the PPBE cycle, contracting vehicles, color of money, their mechanics, and their timelines. You use them as tools, not acronyms
- Operational discipline. Pipeline hygiene, CRM accuracy, and consistent follow-through are non-negotiable. You make the data trustworthy
- Clearance. Eligibility and willingness to obtain a Secret clearance. Active clearance is a plus

Tags: Commercial

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/lodestar-head-of-business-development/