Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether it’s helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.

Department OverviewApplied Technology is a prototyping center within Motorola Solutions. We create proof-of-concept and low-volume specialty communications products for government and private industry using such technologies as GSM, UMTS, LTE, Android, and Linux. Our customer-centric, team-based environment provides an excellent growth opportunity for engineers and developers in enterprise markets where innovation is the primary focus. 
Job Description

Candidates for this position are software engineers with strong knowledge and hands-on experience in embedded software development.
Ideal candidates have diverse knowledge and a wide variety of interests, especially in cellular / wireless communications.
You will be responsible for full-process development on a variety of different projects involving multiple coding and scripting languages like Java, C, C++, Perl, etc. As part of a small (1-6 person) multi-disciplinary engineering team, you and the other software engineer(s) will have full responsibility for product development from requirements gathering to shipping. You must have the ability to meaningfully communicate with members of all engineering disciplines (Hardware, RF, Software, FPGA, etc), as well as management.
You will be expected to perform duties in all areas of development (i.e. requirements analysis, high and low level design, coding, documentation, and testing and validation). Our products are developed to very high standards of quality and reliability and you will be expected to learn and conform to the department’s software process during all development activities.
You must be a flexible, results-oriented problem-solver who requires minimal supervision. Projects can vary greatly from one to the next, so you must thrive on variety and enjoy taking on new challenges.
In this position you will need a willingness to learn one or more wireless communication standards (GSM, CDMA, UMTS, LTE, iDEN, Tetra, etc.). You will have the opportunity to work with the latest in commercial technology and add significant capabilities to these systems. You must possess knowledge in (or an interest in) microprocessor-based hardware design. Working in a small project team, your tasks will often involve hands-on interaction with product hardware for developing and debugging.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are important. You must have an excellent understanding of real-time embedded software design and be proficient in Linux, C, C++, Perl and other software languages and operating systems. Agile software development and/or git/gerrit/Jira experience is a plus. A good understanding of UML is desirable.
 

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's (BS) or Master's (MS) degree; 0-1 years experience
• Experience programming in C, C++ or Java
• Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements.

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeNew Grad
Referral Payment PlanNo

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.

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