Senior Army BD & Applications Engineer (Remote)

Motorola Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions, via its Silvus Technologies subsidiary, seeks a Senior Business Development Engineer for the US Army to translate Army requirements into technically sound, field-ready solutions and to deliver demonstrations for evaluation teams.

The role collaborates with engineering and BD teams, travels up to 50%, and may be 100% remote depending on location. Strong SDR and networking expertise is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related C5ISR field with at least 5 years of relevant experience; or HS Diploma with 9 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with SDRs, IP-based tactical routing protocols, and tactical communication systems.
• Proficiency with RF instruments (signal generators, spectrum analyzers).
• Willingness to travel frequently (50%) to customer sites and DoD environments.
• Security Clearance: Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or ability to obtain within 15 months of hire.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.

Responsibilities

• Analyze US Army Capability Set requirements and Mission Command network design goals to map operational gaps to our tactical radio capabilities.
• Conduct market research to identify end-to-end product solutions and synergies with emerging industry partners; collaborate with the Applications Engineering team to test and evaluate architectures.
• Design and build demonstrations tailored to the Army, highlighting future tactical edge network possibilities.
• Lead technical planning, network configuration, and live-on-the-air execution of field trials and evaluations with BD and Applications Engineering teams.
• Collaborate to leverage large-scale testing and competitive benchmarking data to ensure architectures are sound.
• Engage Army program managers, S&T leads, and warfare centers to translate advanced technology capabilities into program requirements.
• Align with the Business Development team to set strategic priorities and support technical needs.
• Serve as technical anchor for RFI/RFP response, providing direction and ensuring proposal accuracy and alignment.
• Build trusted advisory relationships with Chief Engineers, SMEs, and technical evaluators across the Army.
• Translate Army feedback into actionable product roadmaps and track progress to meet operational needs.
• Travel up to 50% for meetings, events, and demonstrations.

Skills

Strong communication

Travel readiness

Autonomous work

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field

HS Diploma with 9 years experience

Tools

Software-Defined Radios (SDRs)

IP-based routing protocols

Tactical networking

RF instruments

TCP/IP

Linux environments

C/C++

Python

Job description

Motorola Solutions, via its Silvus Technologies subsidiary, seeks a Senior Business Development Engineer for the US Army to translate Army requirements into technically sound, field-ready solutions and to deliver demonstrations for evaluation teams.

The role collaborates with engineering and BD teams, travels up to 50%, and may be 100% remote depending on location. Strong SDR and networking expertise is essential.