Director, Business Development

Company: L3Harris Technologies
Location: San Diego
Posted on: June 8, 2026

Job Description:

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers' mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do. L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers' mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Job Title: Director, Business Development Job Code: 36461 Job Location: San Diego, CA/Salt Lake City, UT/Bristol, PA Job Schedule: 9/80 -Every other Friday off Job Description: The ideal candidate will collaborate closely with senior divisional leaders, as well as with business development, technical, and functional teams, to meet division financial objectives. This involves engaging with customers, identifying potential business opportunities, and contributing to corporate and segment strategic growth initiatives. This requisition is for the Business Development (BD) Principal for the Telemetry and RF products Division. T&RF delivers space SDR's, encryption and specialized ground terminals along with unique RF-related mission payloads to Prime and government customers. Reporting directly to the T&RF Division BD Director, the candidate will be tasked with formulating and implementing strategic plans, working tactical captures, and proposals for the division, aimed at securing wins in the space and ground SDR's domains for Primes, government and commercial applications. T&RF is a mezzanine supplier of Space and Ground terminals and operates in a fluid, fast-paced environment that is tactical and strategic in nature daily. This position will require travel up to 40% of the time as needed. Essential Functions: Flexibility to work across Eng, PM, Proposals, and T&RF IPT to grow our business. Responsible for identifying, shaping, qualifying, and winning new business development pursuits for L3Harris Telemetry & RF Products with the objective of increasing space and ground communications hardware sales, orders, and revenue. Develop new business opportunities and expand the product line with current customers focusing on growing L3Harris T&RF communications hardware and encryption pipeline. Communicates within and outside of the organization to influence leadership to accept new practices, approaches, and concepts. Requires ability to communicate and influence leadership regarding matters of substantial importance to the function or business area. Frequently conduct briefings to senior leaders. Responsible for developing capture plans, business cases, and phase gate reviews for opportunities in the pipeline. Identify Price to Win, Probability of Win, Key Discriminators for each pursuit that will be used in making decisions during reviews of each pursuit and guide the proposal development. Responsible for account management and relationships with new and existing customers. Understand the DoD budget and trends, understand current and future domestic market space, understand competitor's strategies and strengths; be able to research new markets and identify potential customers. Proactively create, cultivate, and enhance relationships with new customers and key contacts in industry and Government to help identify new business opportunities. Develop and maintain opportunity pipeline using the L3Harris Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System Develop and maintain 18-month Bookings forecast which identifies specific opportunities and quantitatively measure the potential financial impact on L3Harris, provide inputs into 3 year longer term forecasts and trends Qualifications: Top Secret US Security Clearance Bachelor's Degree and a minimum of 15 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 13 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 19 years of prior related experience Preferred Additional Skills: 10 years of experience with prime contractors working in the T10 & T50 Space/ground links RF, Space based crypto, and related hardware products for RF. Preferred: Established contacts with Prime and DoD customers particularly in the Title 10 & T50 mission/market areas Experience engaging with leaders at relevant government agencies, major prime contractors, small and new-space companies Experience leading an IPT team (Eng, PM, Production, Contracts, Proposals) to build a portfolio pipeline and achieve annual financial targets. Ability to coach, mentor, and teach junior through mid-level BD and Capture personnel as part of their development Disciplined, self-starting professional who can bring projects to closure with minimum direction, guidance and oversight Ability to lead and develop relationships with geographically dispersed people and customers Demonstrated ability in competitive analysis, customer analysis, win strategy development, proposal team leadership and price-to win analysis Ability to work independently under limited supervision Ability to demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills Proficiency with Microsoft office tools In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Washington, and the Greater D.C, Denver, or NYC areas is $171,500 - $318,500. The salary range for this role in Colorado state, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New York state, Cleveland Ohio, and Vermont is $149,000 - $277,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. L3Harris also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements. L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law. Please be aware many of our positions require the ability to obtain a security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens. In addition, applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. 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