Principal Systems Engineer

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Applied Technology seeks a technically proficient and versatile individual to fulfill a Systems Engineering / Technical Lead role. This flexible, results-oriented problem-solver will be responsible for the following for multiple custom wireless communications products:

• Drive product and feature requirements, architecture, design, and test strategy with customers, management, and individual engineering teams.

• Author requirements, system design, and test plan documentation, and manage their realization

• Product ownership and technical authority through the entire product lifecycle (typically 6 to 18 months per project) 

• Ownership of multiple projects and ability to efficiently reprioritize when priorities change

• Development of technology and product roadmaps

• Serve as a technical catalyst and mentor for the project team, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and proactively identifying technical hurdles to maintain development momentum..

• Build trust and buy-in across all functional teams: Software, Electrical Hardware, Mechanical Hardware, FPGA, Test Engineering

• Regularly work directly with customers to develop use cases and product requirements

• Communicate technical status verbally, written, and in customer meetings

• Occasional travel to customer meetings may be required.

• Contribute to Business Development and Proposal efforts

• Bachelor’s (BS) or Master’s (MS) engineering degree, preferably in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering.

• Experience in embedded software and/or electrical architecture and development.

• Experience in requirements and test management

• Excellent verbal / written communications skills.

• Excellent multitasking and prioritization

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• 8+ years design experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts

• Experience with development of wireless communications technology

• Experience with RF, Digital Hardware, FPGA, and Mechanical design

• Embedded OS systems (Android, Linux, RTOS, etc.)

• Configuration Management tools (GitHub, Jira, Confluence)

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Target Base Salary Range: $130,100  - $170,125  USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

• Bachelor’s (BS) or Master’s (MS) engineering degree, preferably in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering

• Experience in software and/or electrical architecture and design

• Excellent verbal / written communications skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts