About Nominal
Nominal is a venture-backed company with offices in Los Angeles, Austin, and New York City. We’re focused on building software and data solutions for organizations that test and validate complex systems—think drones, rocket engines, satellites, and nuclear reactors. Supported by leading investors like General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and more, we’re gaining strong traction in the commercial and government aerospace and defense industrial base, including working directly with the Department of Defense.
Our team includes engineers and operators from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Lockheed Martin, and NASA, all working toward a common goal: making it faster and easier for hardware engineers to push the boundaries of advanced technology safely and efficiently. Our platform helps engineering teams accelerate test data review and analysis, scaling testing campaigns to save time and cut costs.
As a Capture Analyst at Nominal, you will play a central role in driving the growth of our U.S. Government business. You will partner with business development and technical counterparts to generate and manage high-quality proposals and other materials that secure contracts, as well as identify new opportunities for growth. With a keen eye for detail and exceptional communication skills, you’ll transform complex technical concepts into engaging proposals, white papers, project vision statements, and other business documents.
🚀 About the role
- Act as the lead author for responses to U.S. Government Requests for Information (RFI), Requests for Proposal (RFP), and other capture initiatives, translating technical concepts to accessible content tailored to a given audience.
- Manage projects from inception to delivery by collaborating with business development, technical, legal, and other internal teams.
- Research opportunities and organizations to assist in the identification and qualification of new growth opportunities.
- Develop and maintain knowledge repositories, templates, and other efforts that contribute to streamlined, scalable capture processes.
🔍 We're looking for someone with
- Experience with U.S. Government proposal and capture processes
- High attention to detail and excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated experience excelling in a team environment working with counterparts across departments/agencies/roles, and synthesizing input from multiple stakeholders
- Ability to hold a high bar in a dynamic, rapidly changing environment
- Ability to rapidly grasp technical concepts and learn proactively with minimal guidance
✨ Benefits/Perks
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of premiums covered
- Unlimited PTO /sick leave
- Free lunch, snacks, and coffee
- Professional development stipend
- Quarterly company retreats
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
What We Do
Nominal is the faster, more reliable way to validate mission-critical systems. We build workflows for the modern hardware team to quickly and continuously confirm that all systems are nominal. Use our platform to connect your machines to the humans who develop, test, and operate them
