The world's largest maritime awareness network on the planet. Backed by Space Capital.
About the role
We are hiring a Contracts Manager, Government Programs to own the government contract lifecycle end to end. Our growth owners find opportunities and carry the customer relationships, our proposal team writes the technical bids, and finance owns pricing and margin. This role owns the discipline that connects them: federal procurement rules, contract negotiation, and the post-award actions that keep work funded as requirements change.
What they're looking for
- 6+ years of experience in federal government contracting or acquisition, as a U.S. Government Warranted Contracting Officer or contract specialist, or as a senior contracts manager in the defense or intelligence industry
- Contract Lifecycle Management: A direct, hands-on track record negotiating and executing contract actions, including awards, modifications, CLIN structures, option exercises, funding actions, and closeout
- FAR/DFARS knowledge: Extensive knowledge of federal acquisition regulations, contract types (FFP, CPFF, T&M, OTAs), and government procurement workflows
- Technical Acumen : Working knowledge of the systems being contracted for — enough to read a technical volume critically, translate engineering scope into CLINs and deliverables that match what we will build
- Risk Judgment : The ability to distinguish terms that present material risk from those that are an acceptable cost of doing business, and to explain the difference to leadership
- Written Communication: Ability to independently produce negotiation positions, contract correspondence, and modification requests
More about this role
Quartermaster is building the world’s most comprehensive maritime intelligence platform. Our SmartMast™ system transforms commercial and civilian vessels into a persistent, distributed sensing network—combining HD video, AI, radar, RF sensing, and AIS to deliver real-time maritime domain awareness at global scale. With 600+ sensors deployed across 25+ countries and more than 400,000 vessels identified outside of AIS, we are setting a new standard for what ocean surveillance and safety can look like.
We are a mission-driven, high-velocity team building dual-use technology for defense agencies, coast guards, and commercial maritime operators. If you want to shape our growth efforts and how we scale across the government, this is the place.
We are hiring a Contracts Manager, Government Programs to own the government contract lifecycle end to end. Our growth owners find opportunities and carry the customer relationships, our proposal team writes the technical bids, and finance owns pricing and margin. This role owns the discipline that connects them: federal procurement rules, contract negotiation, and the post-award actions that keep work funded as requirements change.
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