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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, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department OverviewOur Applied Technology organization puts some of Motorola Solutions' brightest minds on unique, highly challenging projects. Based on decades of experience with our customers, we apply leading-edge technologies to support security and safety throughout the world. We engineer our products from start to finish and manufacture them in-house. We're known for low volume and high capability with focused specialization in areas including software-defined radios, advanced antenna solutions, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, signals intelligence and more. We can't tell you much more about what we do, but we can tell you it's amazing.
Job Description
Now, where do you come in?
You will be working on a small, multi-disciplinary team and you will be responsible for the design of receiver front ends, transmitters, and synthesizers for a variety of our advance public safety products. You will be working in an extremely collaborative environment, customizing our public safety solutions for our top government contracts.
Essentially, your engineering expertise will be used to directly impact our nation’s public safety efforts.
Lastly, as I mentioned before, the environment you will be working in is extremely collaborative. You will work closely with other engineers (hardware, software, FPGA, mechanical) and you will have a hands-on role in product integration and testing. You will be involved in all phases of projects: requirements, system architecture, design, modeling, bench testing, and release to production.
Here’s what were looking for:
Detailed understanding of RF electronics and simulation tools.
5 + years experience in RF/Antenna Circuit Design.
Embedded Systems and wireless communication experience.
Discrete RF design experience required.
Thorough understanding of RF test equipment and measurements.
Understanding of Antennas - design, simulation tools and measurements preferred.
Strong background in general electronics.
Experience in telecommunications technologies preferred.
Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements.
Target Base Salary Range: $63,800 - $127,600 USD
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.
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Basic Requirements
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related required, Master's Degree preferred.
Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements.
Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes
Our U.S. Benefits include:
- Incentive Bonus Plans
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
- 401K
- 10 Paid Holidays
- Generous Paid Time Off Packages
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Parental & Family Leave
- and more!
EEO Statement
Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.
We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.
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