Senior Design Engineer, Systems

At Motorola Solutions, we’re guided by a shared purpose – helping people be their best in the moments that matter – and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We’re solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That’s mission-critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We’re solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that’s critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.

Motorola Solution's Video Division is defining the future of the security industry through innovative end-to-end solutions. We’re changing the landscape of the surveillance industry through advanced award-winning AI based surveillance systems. Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world and our team is advancing the field as it applies to the surveillance industry. We are proud to be industry leaders in video analytics with products like Appearance Search and Unusual Motion Detection along with our recently launched cloud service platform. You will have the opportunity to contribute to intelligent camera surveillance systems through cutting edge research and software engineering.

The Systems Engineering team at Motorola is spearheading the development of our secure, reliable and scalable security solutions. From working with potential vendors/suppliers to the technical design of our appliance products, the System Engineer serves as the core technical leader in driving our new product launches from concept to production. You will be counted upon to work very closely with our product, project and development teams to implement successful launch of our product.

This Senior Design Engineer, Systems role is multidisciplinary and a pivotal role in the organization. You’re expected to meet the challenges of coordinating with multiple internal and external teams, gaining insight into our software application layer, characterizing our systems and working with team members to better automate our release and tooling development. You will be responsible for analyzing our products at a system level, looking for optimizations in cost, quality, features, and performance. The data is then reviewed with organizational stakeholders to inform decisions at early design stages that ultimately feed into the products being launched in the market. You will be the end-user advocate first and foremost which will help inform these team decisions and drive test planning.

This position is based in Vancouver, BC and the candidate must reside in the Greater Vancouver Area as you will be required to go into the office on a hybrid work schedule.

Responsibilities Include:

• Take technical leadership in delivering mission critical products with the utmost care in quality
• Designing and qualifying hardware appliances for our industry leading, end-to-end security monitoring solutions including rackmount NVR and AI servers and workstations.
• Working with ODM/OEM partners to design, validate, and deliver top quality/performance appliances and solutions.
• Working closely with the product management team to analyze product requirements.
• Working closely with the project management team define timelines for product delivery.
• Responsible for the performance measurement, analysis, qualification, and productization of platforms that host our storage server and clients
• Measure and report on the performance of various components of our system. Including components such as graphics, network, memory, storage, etc.
• Identify and make recommendations to remove or reduce performance bottlenecks
• Collaborating with manufacturing engineering team to ensure a smooth transition from product development to product launch
• Build relationships with internal software teams, technical support, product management, sourcing, manufacturing, and others including third party vendors.
• Participate and lead in the RFP process for OEM vendor and solution selection.

Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline
• 5+ years of experience in related hardware technologies
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, effective communicator at all organizational levels.
• Ability to automate in python, Powershell, and Bash or similar
• Highly organized, good attention to detail, capable of multi-tasking and following through on tasks to completion.
• Self-motivated and proactive with a desire to innovate
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to produce clear, concise documentation for a variety of audiences
• Software development methodologies and OOB patterns
• Self-motivated, with the ability to learn quickly and independently
• An understanding of enterprise and datacenter technologies, including SATA, SAS, PCIe, DP, HDMI, RAID, SAN/NAS, etc.
• Experience with Atlassian tools: Jira, bitbucket, confluence

Target Base Salary Range: $60,700 - $124,400 CAD

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.

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Basic Requirements:

• Bachelors Degree
• 4+ years of experience in software development

Travel Requirements: None

Relocation Provided: None

Position Type: Experienced

Referral Payment Plan: Yes

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please email ohr@motorolasolutions.com .