Business Development Engineer (BDE), US Air Force

Motorola Solutions•Washington, NV

7d•$100,000 - $140,000•Remote

About The Position

Silvus Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, is seeking a Business Development Engineer to join its Applications Engineering team. The role is designed for early- to mid-career candidates who can connect technical radio-frequency capabilities with Department of the Air Force customer requirements and emerging trends. Reporting to the Director of Applications Engineering, the position works with Engineering and Business Development teams to support U.S. Air Force acquisition stakeholders and demonstrate the technical capabilities, interoperability, and field-readiness of the StreamCaster MANET radio portfolio in airborne, surface, expeditionary airbase, and uncrewed environments. The role supports customer requirements analysis, technical planning and execution of field trials and evaluations, demonstrations, proposal responses, market research, and partner integrations. It also gathers operational feedback to help inform product roadmaps and tracks engineering progress against operational needs. Travel is expected for field tests, customer meetings, and demonstrations, with the posting specifying up to 50% travel. A 100% remote working option may be available depending on location. The position requires a relevant bachelor’s degree with 2–5 years of demonstrated experience, or a high school diploma/GED with 5+ years of relevant technical or defense experience. Candidates need exposure to software-defined radios, IP-based routing protocols, or tactical communication systems, and basic familiarity with RF test equipment. An active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or the ability to obtain one within 15 months is required, as is U.S. citizenship. Employment is contingent on successfully clearing a background check and drug test. The listed annual compensation range is $100,000–$140,000.

Requirements

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; alternatively, a high school diploma/GED with 5+ years of relevant technical or defense experience.
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.
Active U.S. Government SECRET clearance or ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
U.S. citizenship is required due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
Successful clearance of a background check and drug test is required for employment.
Ability to lift equipment weighing up to 50 lbs. for tactical network demonstrations and testing.
Ability to travel frequently to customer sites, research laboratories, and field-testing environments; travel is listed as 25–50% and up to 50%.

Nice To Haves

Basic understanding of Department of the Air Force tactical procurement pathways, network modernization priorities, or Collaborative Combat Aircraft/uncrewed-systems integration.
Familiarity with wireless communication systems and RF signal propagation dynamics, including air-to-ground, air-to-air, and high-mobility mesh links.
Practical experience with TCP/IP networking, Linux environments, or scripting languages such as Python or C++ for test automation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills for explaining technical concepts effectively.
Ability to work effectively in a remote team setting.

Responsibilities

Analyze U.S. Air Force operational priorities and map operational requirements to tactical radio solutions.
Support technical planning, network configuration, and live-on-the-air execution of field trials, modernizations, and user evaluations.
Collaborate with Applications Engineering to use continuous testing and competitive benchmarking data to help verify proposed solution architectures.
Coordinate with the Business Development team to support technical needs and align work with strategic priorities.
Build and present technical demonstrations tailored to airborne, tactical-edge, and expeditionary-airbase networking needs.
Provide technical input and review support for RFI/RFP proposal responses.
Conduct market research to identify potential industry-partner integrations and test end-to-end network architectures.
Assist Business Development in engaging technical stakeholders across Department of the Air Force program executive offices, AFRL, AFLCMC, and TOC-L leads.
Gather field feedback and operational requirements, translate them into product-roadmap inputs, and track engineering progress against operational needs.
Perform other related duties as assigned.