Senior Army Tech BD Engineer — Remote, 50% Travel

Motorola Solutions; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work eligibility

Job summary

Motorola Solutions, Silvus Technologies, a leader in MANET and MIMO systems, seeks a Senior Business Development Engineer for US Army engagement. The role reports to the Director of Applications Engineering and translates Army requirements into technically robust, interoperable solutions for our tactical communications portfolio.

You will collaborate with BD and Engineering teams to design demonstrations, lead field trials, and ensure proposal accuracy while engaging Army stakeholders.

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 High School Diploma/GED with at least 9 years of relevant experience.
• Minimum 5 years of engineering experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs), IP-based tactical routing protocols, and tactical communication systems.
• Strong knowledge of US Army tactical procurement pathways and Army Futures Command priorities.
• 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.
• Background check and drug test clearance required.

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.
• Travel Requirement: 50%; frequent travel for meetings, events, and demonstrations.

Skills

SDRs

Tactical routing

Networking

Linux

Communications

Security clearance

Education

Bachelors in ECE/CS/Network Eng or related C5ISR

HS Diploma + 9 yrs exp

Tools

RF instruments

TCP/IP

Python/C/C++

Job description

Motorola Solutions, Silvus Technologies, a leader in MANET and MIMO systems, seeks a Senior Business Development Engineer for US Army engagement. The role reports to the Director of Applications Engineering and translates Army requirements into technically robust, interoperable solutions for our tactical communications portfolio.

You will collaborate with BD and Engineering teams to design demonstrations, lead field trials, and ensure proposal accuracy while engaging Army stakeholders.