System Engineer

Motorola Solutions; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a Senior System Engineer to oversee technical aspects of mission-critical communication projects. The role involves designing radio networks, customer interaction, and requires travel. Ideal candidates have a background in engineering or IT, with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in relevant fields or a Bachelor's degree.
• Ability to obtain background clearance for government clients.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all technical aspects of assigned projects.
• Final design and implementation of the radio network.
• Conduct customer presentations and system acceptance testing.

Skills

Communication

Self-motivation

Networking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Networking, IT, Cybersecurity, or Information Systems

Tools

CompTIA Network+

CCNA

Juniper JNCIA-Junos

Nokia NRS1

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. Our critical communications, video security, and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, schools, hospitals, and businesses. Connect with a career that matters and help us build a safer future.

Présentation de l’entreprise

Chez Motorola Solutions, nous pensons que tout commence par nos employés. Nous sommes une communauté mondiale soudée, unie par la volonté incessante de contribuer à la sécurité des personnes partout dans le monde. Nos technologies de communication, de sécurité vidéo et de centres de commandement essentielles soutiennent les agences de sécurité publique et les entreprises, permettant une coordination essentielle pour des communautés, écoles, hôpitaux et entreprises plus sûrs. Rejoignez une carrière qui a du sens et aidez-nous à bâtir un avenir plus sûr.

Department Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in the moments that matter. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. Our work is very meaningful, impactful, and cutting edge. We invite you to explore it. We are the best!

Motorola Solutions is a world leader in professional mobile communications systems with an impressive heritage of technological innovations and a global installed base. Our main business involves implementing mission-critical digital mobile communication systems for government and public safety customers.

Job Description

• Our Company has an outstanding track record of success and strives to build long-term relationships with our customers. Customer satisfaction is a priority, and we aim to build trusted advisor relationships with every customer.
• The customer team includes Sales, Project Management, System Engineering, and System Technologist personnel working together in a high-performance culture, often with demanding cycle times and high customer expectations, as we work on mission-critical communication systems.
• Many of our systems are designed around the APCO Project 25 communication standard. With the growth of data services, some customer mobile wireless networks are being enhanced with LTE infrastructure for applications such as live mobile video transmission, supplementing traditional core voice and narrow-band data networks.
• The Senior System Engineer will oversee all technical aspects of assigned projects from award to system acceptance.
• This includes:
• Final design and implementation of the radio network including infrastructure, subscribers, and mobile back-haul
• Customer presentations
• System staging
• System acceptance testing
• Radio coverage testing and interference mitigation
• Radio system licensing (FCC/Industry Canada/NTIA)
• Preparation of system fleet-map, encryption, and radio programming templates
• Complete system documentation
• Live system upgrades
• Technical requirements tracking using RTVMs

Travel is required for all project phases, from design through final acceptance.

Specific Knowledge/Skills:

• Experience/knowledge in radio communication systems, radio propagation, RF, wireless, or broadband/LTE
• Good understanding and working knowledge of IP networking, network design methodologies & troubleshooting (Ethernet, TCP/IP, L2/L3, MPLS)
• Certifications such as CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, Nokia NRS1, CCNA, or similar
• Experience working directly with end-user customers is desirable
• Excellent communication skills, able to present complex topics to non-technical audiences
• Self-motivated and able to maintain focus under pressure
• Willingness to travel up to 35-40%

Preferred Experience:

• Experience with Juniper, Aviat, Cisco, Nokia/Alcatel, Xtreme, Ceragon
• Knowledge of switching and routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, iBGP, eBGP, M-BGP, MPLS RSVP-TE, LDP)
• Experience with line-of-sight microwave propagation

Basic Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in engineering, computer science, networking, IT, cybersecurity, or information systems OR a Bachelor's degree in one of these fields
• Ability to obtain background clearance as required by government clients
• Canadian citizenship

Travel Requirements:

25-50%

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