RF Spectrum Project Lead – Federal & Mission-Critical

Motorola Solutions Inc; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 90,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plans

Medical/Dental/Vision benefits

401K with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Parental & family leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Project Manager/Spectrum Analyst to plan, coordinate, and optimize RF spectrum use for the U.S. Secret Service.

You will manage frequency allocations, analyze signals, and ensure compliance with FCC/NTIA rules across pre- and post-sale phases. You will engage with Sales, PMs, and field teams to shape strategy, perform propagation analyses, and maintain essential documentation for mission-critical systems.

Qualifications

• Must possess ability to obtain government background clearance.
• Location in DMV area or willingness to relocate to serve Public Safety customers in the DMV.

Responsibilities

• Lead federal RF spectrum planning and strategic management across initiatives.
• Manage spectrum allocations in compliance with DoD/DoW and inter-agency guidelines.
• Use NTIA Spectrum 21 to submit frequency proposals and conduct five-year reviews.
• Assign and monitor RF band allocations to mitigate interference.
• Perform signal assessments, RF propagation models, EMI/EMC investigations.
• Prepare and audit frequency assignment requests for FCC/NTIA/ITU standards.
• Model coverage using Spectrum 21, EDX, MATLAB; analyze antenna patterns.
• Maintain databases with NTIA/FCC/government references.
• Collaborate with Sales, PMs, and field service for strategy and execution.
• Audit existing USSS spectrum assignments; support five-year reviews.
• Develop system architectures using propagation software and Visio.
• Analyze data to optimize network performance and document deliverables.

Skills

RF spectrum planning

Spectrum analysis

NTIA regulations

FCC regulations

SPECTRUM 21

EL-CID software

MATLAB

Propagations modeling

Microsoft Visio

Stakeholder coordination

Tools

Comarco/EDX

Hertz Warfare

Spectrum-E

NTIA/FCC databases

Job description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Project Manager/Spectrum Analyst to plan, coordinate, and optimize RF spectrum use for the U.S. Secret Service.

You will manage frequency allocations, analyze signals, and ensure compliance with FCC/NTIA rules across pre- and post-sale phases. You will engage with Sales, PMs, and field teams to shape strategy, perform propagation analyses, and maintain essential documentation for mission-critical systems.