Senior RF Systems Engineer for Federal Mission-Critical

Motorola Solutions Inc; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 135,000 - 148,000; 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 is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead design and implementation of ASTRO 25 and related technologies for Federal customers. The role is remote with 25–50% travel, requiring residency in the DC Metro area to support national deployments.

You will collaborate with project managers, systems engineers, and field teams to steer technical aspects from design through acceptance testing, including system builds, licensing, and documentation.

Qualifications

• BS in IT, Computer Engineering, EE, or CS or equivalent with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with RF, land mobile radio, and P25 architectures.
• Ability to design, implement, and troubleshoot radio networks and IP-based systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of radio networks for DOD and Federal agencies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive project success and acceptance.
• Prepare system fleetmaps, encryption schemas, and programming templates.
• Develop as-built documentation; plan live cutovers and upgrades.

Skills

Radio Frequency Eng

P25 LMR

Network design

Troubleshooting

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Engineering/CS

Tools

Fortinet/Juniper Firewalls

Nokia routers

HP/Aruba switches

SSH/SCP/SFTP

Job description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to lead design and implementation of ASTRO 25 and related technologies for Federal customers. The role is remote with 25–50% travel, requiring residency in the DC Metro area to support national deployments.

You will collaborate with project managers, systems engineers, and field teams to steer technical aspects from design through acceptance testing, including system builds, licensing, and documentation.