Business Development Director - SATCOM RF Solutions

COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Title : Business Development Director – SATCOM RF Solutions

Department : Product Marketing Business Development / 610

Revision Date : 8 / 13 / 2025

FLSA Status : Exempt

Location : Remote

Level : G5

Range : $150,000 - $216,000

Company Overview

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com.

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

Overview

Purpose : The Director of Business Development will lead strategic customer engagement, drive new business acquisition, and expand key account relationships across commercial, government, and international markets. This role requires deep familiarity with satellite communications ground segment technologies, including high-power amplifiers (HPAs), solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTAs), frequency conversion, and system integration. The ideal candidate will combine technical fluency with a proven ability to identify opportunities, structure winning pursuits, and build long-term partnerships. They will grow the business by identifying, developing and capturing new opportunities by performing the following duties :

Responsibilities

• Identify, qualify, and capture new business opportunities in commercial, government, and defense satcom markets.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with prime contractors, systems integrators, satellite operators, government agencies, international partners, teleports and RF subsystem buyers.
• Develop and execute account plans targeting both incumbent and emerging satcom programs.
• Lead or support capture strategy, proposal development, pricing, and negotiation activities for key pursuits.
• Collaborate closely with internal teams including engineering, product management, sales operations, finance, and executive leadership.
• Maintain awareness of customer acquisition strategies, program funding, contracting mechanisms, and competitive landscape.
• Coordinate with Marketing to plan and support industry trade shows, conferences, and customer meetings as the face of the company.
• Provide customer feedback to influence product development, technology roadmaps, and long-term business strategy.
• Build, track and report on pipeline activity using SalesForce CRM.
• Build out the rolling new business pipeline in SalesForce at least 5 years into the future.
• Maintain the SalesForce database to ensure accuracy and relevancy of data.
• Ensure all key customer accounts are assigned an Account Manager.
• Ensure all key opportunities are assigned a Capture Manager.
• Direct planning, research, and analysis of the organization's objectives, long-range planning, business opportunities, and business development activities, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.
• Provide input to the Product Management and Engineering Teams on new product or service features to be developed to meet current and future customer needs.
• Manage assigned budgets to achieve the above duties by allocating funds for research and capturing efforts. Delegate or serve as Cost Account Manager (CAM) for these efforts.

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Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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