Data Engineer

Motorola Solutions; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain a modern data warehouse and scalable data pipelines on the Business Intelligence team. The role focuses on data modeling, performance, and reliability to support analytics, with an on-site base at our West Los Angeles headquarters.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in database engineering, strong SQL/data warehousing skills (Snowflake/BigQuery/PostgreSQL), and experience with Python or Scala for orchestration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or Mathematics with 3+ years of experience in database engineering.
• Expertise in SQL and data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, or PostgreSQL).
• Strong programming skills in Python or Scala for data orchestration (e.g., Airflow, dbt).
• Experience with API integrations and managing unstructured vs. structured data.
• Background in database administration and performance tuning.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain the data warehouse and scalable data pipelines.
• Evolve data models for performance and scalability.
• Implement infrastructure to support long-term growth.
• Monitor pipeline health and data integrity.

Skills

SQL and data warehousing

Python or Scala

API integrations

database administration & performance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Data Engineering/Math

High School diploma + 7+ years experience in database engineering

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

PostgreSQL

Airflow

dbt

Job description

Company Overview

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.

Department Overview

Silvus Technologies, a leading provider of advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, is reshaping mesh network technology for mission-critical applications – on the ground, in the air and at sea. Its battle-proven StreamCaster family of MANET radios and proprietary MN-MIMO waveform provides the vital communications link for defense, law enforcement and public safety agencies around the world, and in the toughest operational environments. Silvus Technologies is a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, Inc.

Job Description

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

THE OPPORTUNITY

Silvus is seeking a Data Engineer who will report to the Director of Operations on the Business Intelligence team. The Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the organization’s modern data warehouse and scalable data pipelines that support business intelligence and analytics. This role ensures data architecture is optimized for performance, scalability, and reliability by evolving data models, monitoring pipeline health, and implementing infrastructure that supports long-term business growth.

This position is 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Warehouse Architecture & Modeling: Design, build, and extend the core Data Warehouse (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift). Responsible for the physical and logical data design, ensuring the warehouse is optimized for both high-volume data ingestion and rapid analytical querying.
• Scalability & Performance: Proactively manage the evolution of data schemas. As features are added to the backend/CRM, the warehouse architecture will be extended to accommodate new data points while maintaining historical integrity and system performance.
• Infrastructure Selection: Evaluate and implement the right tools for our modern data stack (e.g., selecting the right compute tiers or storage solutions) to ensure the warehouse can grow 10x without a complete rebuild.
• Pipeline Modeling: Design, build, and optimize scalable ETL/ELT pipelines to move data from various sources into the data warehouse.
• Pipeline Monitoring: Monitor pipeline health and data integrity, alerting the team to discrepancies before they reach the reporting layer.
• Perform other related duties of which the above are representative.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or Mathematics with 3+ years of experience in database engineering, or High School diploma with 7+ years of experience in database engineering.
• Expertise in SQL and data warehousing (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, or PostgreSQL).
• Strong programming skills in Python or Scala for data orchestration (e.g., Airflow, dbt).
• Experience with API integrations and managing unstructured vs. structured data.
• Background in database administration and performance tuning.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or Mathematics.
• Experience with non‑relational databases / data stores (object storage, document or key‑value stores, graph databases, column‑family databases).
• Experience modernizing pipelines to reduce technical debt and improve reliability
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and comfort operating independently in ambiguous problem spaces.
• Experience building a database from the ground up.

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Lift equipment, up to 15 lbs. for the setup of demonstration and testing.

COMPENSATION

$110,000 - $150,000 / annually #silvuscareers

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.

NOTE - As a US Federal Contractor, Silvus Technologies requires that ALL candidates being considered for employment for any position (regardless of level) MUST be a U.S. Person (permanent resident or citizen). Stricter U.S. Citizen ONLY requirements (needed for some Engineering or R&D roles) will be included in the Required Qualifications section of the posted position. This does NOT apply to international positions; only job postings for positions located in the US.

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced Referral Payment Plan Yes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave and more!

EEO Statement

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 complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com.