Business Development Engineer (BDE), USSOCOM

Overview

Support Silvus Technologies' Applications Engineering team in demonstrating and supporting the StreamCaster MANET radio portfolio for USSOCOM and its Component Commands, bridging RF technical capabilities with Special Operations customer requirements.

What you'll do

• Assist in analyzing USSOCOM capability gaps, SOF-peculiar communications requirements, and Hyper-Enabled Operator/tactical edge network design goals, mapping operational needs to tactical radio solutions.
• Support technical planning, network configuration, and live-on-the-air execution of field trials, modernizations, and user evaluations.
• Collaborate with the Applications Engineering team to leverage continuous testing and competitive benchmarking data, helping verify that proposed solution architectures are technically sound.
• Maintain close alignment with the Business Development team to support their ongoing technical needs and align work with established strategic priorities.
• Assist in building and presenting technical demonstrations tailored to low-signature, resilient, and tactical edge operational needs of USSOCOM and its component commands (USASOC, NAVSPECWARCOM, AFSOC, MARSOC).
• Contribute technical input and review support for RFI/RFP proposal responses.
• Perform market research to identify potential integrations with industry partners and test end-to-end network architectures.
• Assist Business Development in engaging with technical stakeholders across USSOCOM PEO-SOF Digital Applications / PEO-C4, SOF AT&L, SOFWERX, and Component Command Science & Technology (S&T) leads.
• Serve as an internal voice for the SOF Operator by gathering field feedback, signature management requirements, and operational needs, helping translate them into product roadmap inputs, and tracking engineering progress against operational needs.
• Perform other related duties of which the above are representative.

What you'll need

• 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; OR 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 the ability to obtain one within 15 months of hire.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Nice to have

• Basic understanding of USSOCOM procurement pathways (SOF AT&L, PEO-C4, SOFWERX OTAs) and operational needs across USASOC, NAVSPECWARCOM, AFSOC, and MARSOC.
• Familiarity with Low Probability of Intercept / Low Probability of Detection (LPI/LPD), anti-jamming tactics, or signature management in contested/spectrum-denied environments.
• Practical experience with TCP/IP networking, Linux environments, or scripting languages (e.g., Python, C++) for test automation.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain technical concepts effectively.
• Ability to work effectively in a remote team setting.

Details

• Travel up to 50% to customer sites, research laboratories, and strategic field-testing environments.
• Option to work 100% remote depending on location.
• Working conditions include conferences, technical symposiums, trade shows, and outdoor large-scale field trials with occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens.
• Physical requirement: lift equipment up to 50 lbs. for setup of tactical network demonstrations and testing.