Senior Army BD Engineer — Remote & Field-Ready

Motorola Solutions; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions seeks a Senior Business Development Engineer for US Army programs, reporting to Applications Engineering. The role translates Army requirements into technically sound, field-ready solutions and leads demonstrations across Army evaluation teams.

Travel up to 50% and potential for 100% remote work depending on location. Requires 5+ years in C5ISR, SDRs, and tactical networking with active SECRET clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Network Engineering, or related C5ISR field with 5+ years of relevant experience; or HS diploma with 9+ years.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with SDRs, IP-based routing protocols, and tactical communication systems.
• Security clearance: Active 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.
• Willingness to travel frequently (50%) to customer sites and DoD environments.
• Proficiency with RF instruments (signal generators, spectrum analyzers).

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.
• Perform other related duties as needed.

Skills

Software-Defined Radios

IP routing protocols

Tactical networking

Linux environments

C/C++

Python

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Network Engineering

High School Diploma/GED +9 years

Tools

RF instruments

signal generators

spectrum analyzers

Job description

Motorola Solutions seeks a Senior Business Development Engineer for US Army programs, reporting to Applications Engineering. The role translates Army requirements into technically sound, field-ready solutions and leads demonstrations across Army evaluation teams.

Travel up to 50% and potential for 100% remote work depending on location. Requires 5+ years in C5ISR, SDRs, and tactical networking with active SECRET clearance.