Presales Engineer - Ecosystem (West)

Motorola Solutions Inc; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

10 Paid Holidays

Generous Paid Time Off

Job summary

Motorola Solutions Inc. is seeking a Presales Engineer to lead presales activities and architect complex, customer-driven solutions for public safety customers.

You will collaborate with the Sales team to deliver end-to-end designs, including mobile voice/data networks, LTE, IP networking, and security considerations. You will develop, refine and present architectures, participate in proposals, and coordinate with internal teams and vendors to ensure the best fit for customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2+ years in sales, sales engineering, customer success, military or public safety.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Strong knowledge of wireless communications fundamentals and voice/data architectures (public and private) is desirable.
• Strong knowledge of IP networking architecture, protocols and security is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Describe system designs and create diagrams.
• Calculate power and networking requirements.
• Participate in proposal reviews and contract negotiations.
• Provide consultative guidance to customers and the sales team.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to address business unit goals in proposals and win strategies.
• Develop implementation approaches and service plans to win competitive projects.
• Meet or exceed customer requirements and propose value alternatives when needed.
• Drive sole-source and RFP projects to completion.
• Collaborate with project teams in developing proposed solutions.
• Work with third-party vendors to develop integrated solutions.

Skills

Sales experience

Sales engineering

Public safety domain

Customer success

Military experience

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

RF modeling tools

LTE/5G knowledge

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

The Presales Engineering group is the technical center of the Sales organization. Our engineers bring to life the innovative communications solutions that make a difference in the moments that matter. As the solutions architect owner, the Presales Engineering group has the technology and design responsibility for all sales support engagements.

Job Description

The Presales Engineer will oversee presales opportunities and development of complex projects, managing all stages of the projects from scope definition through project closure. The Presales Engineer is the architect and owner of solutions proposed to our public safety customers. They are responsible for working closely with the Sales team to deliver customer driven, world class, leading edge, end-to-end solutions that rise to the challenges of first responder agencies. The role encompasses the development, construction, evaluation, and refinement of system solutions and architectures to align with specific client demands.

The Presales team concentrates on the following mission-critical communications technologies at various levels of complexity: Public Safety grade mobile/portable voice and data networks, Advanced Mobile devices, Public Safety mobile broadband networks and devices (LTE), Integrated Command & Control: 9-1-1 Dispatch Consoles, Mobile Video, Cybersecurity and more.

Responsibilities

• Describing system designs, including creating diagrams
• Calculating power and networking requirements
• Participating in proposal reviews and contract negotiations
• Providing consultative guidance to customers and the sales team
• Coordinating with various functional teams to address business unit goals in proposals and win-strategies
• Developing implementation approaches and service plans to win competitive projects
• Meeting/exceeding customer requirements and suggesting value alternatives when requirements cannot be metManaging solutions to meet sales, revenue and margin goals
• Driving sole source & RFP (Request for Proposal) projects to completion
• Collaborating with project team members in the development of proposed solutions
• Working with third-party vendors to develop fully integrated solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree with 2+ years experience in sales, sales engineering, customer success, military and/or public safety
• OR seeking 4+ years of experience in sales, sales engineering, customer success, military and/or public safety
• Strong general knowledge of wireless communications fundamentals and voice/data architectures - both public and private (e.g. APCO P25, LTE, 802.11, 3G/4G) is highly desirable.
• Strong general knowledge of IP networking architecture, protocols and security is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of RF coverage predictions, traffic/capacity modeling, and related toolsets is an asset.
• Willingness to think out of the box and challenge the status quo.

Location/Travel

• Must be willing to be willing to travel within territory up to 25% of the time

Target Base Salary Range: $85,000 - $95,000 USD

On Target Earnings: $102,000 - $114,000 USD

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelors Degree with 2+ years experience in sales, sales engineering, customer success, military and/or public safety
• OR seeking 4+ years of experience in sales, sales engineering, customer success, military and/or public safety

Travel Requirements

Under 25%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our U.S.Benefitsinclude

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Visionbenefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• GenerousPaidTime Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• PaidParental & 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’re 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.

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