Presales Solutions Architect for Public Safety (West)

Motorola Solutions; Portland (OR); 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

GenerousPaidTime Off Packages

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PaidParental & Family Leave

and more!

Job summary

Motorola Solutions in the United States is seeking a Presales Engineer to oversee presales opportunities and develop complex projects from scope through closure. You will be the architecture owner, designing solutions and coordinating with the Sales team to deliver customer‑driven, end‑to‑end public safety systems.

The role focuses on mission‑critical technologies such as public safety voice/data networks, LTE broadband, dispatch consoles, mobile video and cybersecurity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's 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

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 met
• Managing solutions to meet sales, revenue and margin goals
• Driving sole source & RFP projects to completion
• Collaborating with project team members in the development of proposed solutions
• Working with third-party vendors to develop fully integrated solutions

Skills

Wireless basics

IP networking

RF modeling

Sales engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Motorola Solutions in the United States is seeking a Presales Engineer to oversee presales opportunities and develop complex projects from scope through closure. You will be the architecture owner, designing solutions and coordinating with the Sales team to deliver customer‑driven, end‑to‑end public safety systems.

The role focuses on mission‑critical technologies such as public safety voice/data networks, LTE broadband, dispatch consoles, mobile video and cybersecurity.