Field Innovation & Tech Growth Lead (Defense)

Motorola Solutions Inc; Plantation (FL); On-site; USD 169,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus plan

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401K with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Parental & family leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is actively seeking a forward-thinking Business Development & Field Innovation Manager within our Applied Technology organization. This role bridges strategy, hands-on field engagement, customer-led innovation, and cross-portfolio technology integration to scale field service capabilities and funded training programs for defense customers.

You will collaborate with Field Service Representatives, engineering teams, and cross-portfolio partners to translate field insights into

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Business, or related field; 7+ years in technical BD or field service within Defense.
• Hands-on aptitude with tactical comms, RF, EW, or counter-UAS hardware in the field.
• Defense/federal domain expertise and understanding of military ops and acquisition.
• Cross-functional leadership and ability to translate customer needs into engineering requirements.
• Active US security clearance or eligibility to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Drive paid field experiments converting pilots into funded field evaluations.
• Collaborate with Field Service Representatives to identify new use cases and validation scenarios.
• Oversee field testing in harsh environments to prove real-world capability.
• Lead training and curriculum development across GTM products.

Skills

Clearance: Active US Security

Defense / DoD market experience

Cross-functional leadership

Field service engineering

Technical business development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Systems/Business

Job description

Motorola Solutions is actively seeking a forward-thinking Business Development & Field Innovation Manager within our Applied Technology organization. This role bridges strategy, hands-on field engagement, customer-led innovation, and cross-portfolio technology integration to scale field service capabilities and funded training programs for defense customers.

You will collaborate with Field Service Representatives, engineering teams, and cross-portfolio partners to translate field insights into