Defense Tech Business Development Engineer (Remote)

Motorola Solutions; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus plans

Health, dental, vision benefits

401K with company match

Paid holidays & PTO

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, seeks a Business Development Engineer, USSOCOM to bridge RF capabilities with SOCOM customer requirements. You will support acquisition stakeholders, demonstrate interoperability, and help translate field needs into product roadmap inputs.

The role involves up to 50% travel to customer sites and field-testing environments, with a remote option depending on location.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or a related C5ISR field with 2-5 years of demonstrated experience in systems engineering, technical business development, or defense technology roles.
• Exposure to or working knowledge of Software-Defined Radios (SDRs), IP-based routing protocols, or tactical communication systems.
• Basic familiarity with RF test equipment, such as spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Assist in analyzing USSOCOM capability gaps, SOF-peculiar communications requirements, and Hyper-Enabled Operator/tactical edge network design goals, mapping operational needs to tactical radio solutions.
• Support technical planning, network configuration, and live-on-the-air execution of field trials, modernizations, and user evaluations.
• Collaborate with the Applications Engineering team to leverage continuous testing and competitive benchmarking data, helping verify that proposed solution architectures are technically sound.
• Maintain close alignment with the Business Development team to support their ongoing technical needs and align work with established strategic priorities.
• Assist in building and presenting technical demonstrations tailored to low-signature, resilient, and tactical edge operational needs of USSOCOM and its component commands.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Linux environments

Python

C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related C5ISR field

High School Diploma/GED with 5+ years of relevant technical/defense experience

Tools

Software-Defined Radios (SDRs)

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, seeks a Business Development Engineer, USSOCOM to bridge RF capabilities with SOCOM customer requirements. You will support acquisition stakeholders, demonstrate interoperability, and help translate field needs into product roadmap inputs.

The role involves up to 50% travel to customer sites and field-testing environments, with a remote option depending on location.