Job Description

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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 its 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 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 and we invite you to explore it. We are the Best!

Motorola Solutions is a world leader in the field of professional mobile communications systems with an impressive heritage of technological innovations and a global base of installed systems. The group's main business is the implementation of mission critical digital mobile communication systems for Government & Public Safety Communications customers.

Our Company has an outstanding track record of success and strives to build long term relationships with our customers. Customer satisfaction is given great emphasis and we strive to build a trusted advisor relationship with every customer.

Many of our systems are designed around the APCO Project 25 communications standard. With the growth of data services some of our customers mobile wireless networks are being enhanced with LTE infrastructure for applications such as live mobile video transmission supplementing our traditional core voice and narrowband data networks.

The expected growth in business over the coming years makes this an exciting time to join the organization, with excellent career prospects.

Job Description

Projects are varied in scope, ranging from a single-site installation for a city police department, to a turnkey statewide public safety communications system costing tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. The team comprises Sales, Project Management and System Engineering personnel working together in a high performance culture, often with demanding cycle times and high customer expectations because we are working on mission critical communication systems.

Take total responsibility and oversee all technical aspects of assigned projects from award until system acceptance.

* Predominant job responsibilities and requirements occur after the sale of the companys product to the client.

* Provides post-sales technical expertise during the installation, implementation and maintenance systems.

* May be involved in implementing detailed customer installation requirements.

* Ensures that clients needs have been met and that the product/solution is fully functioning according to specification.

* Provide follow-up support to company sales staff and customer personnel by disseminating technical information on specific applications.

* Responsible for the complete design of the system from technical roadmap to architectural designs.

* Defines appropriate platforms and system specifications.

* Determines infrastructure, capacity planning, storage requirements and networking protocols.

* Develops technical, tactical and strategic plans, systems definition and feasibility determination.

* Final Design and implementation of the radio network including infrastructure, subscribers, and mobile backhaul.

* Take full ownership of the technical implementation of the assigned projects.

* Provide technical guidance to the project management team.

* Provide technical details and solutions to customer requirements.

* Make technical presentations to technical and nontechnical audiences including to customers.

* Work with third party vendors to ensure overall quality and technical requirements are met.

* System staging (configuration and preparation of equipment for shipment).

* System acceptance testing.

* Radio coverage testing and interference mitigation.

* Radio system licensing (FCC/Industry Canada/NTIA).

* Preparation of system Fleetmap, encryption and radio programming templates.

* Complete system documentation.

* System upgrades.

* Provide subject matter expertise (SME).

* Mentor and lead junior engineers.

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

**Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer**

Specific Knowledge/Skills:

* Knowledge in radio communication systems, radio propagation, RF, wireless or broadband/LTE.

* Knowledge of IP networking, network design methodologies & troubleshooting (Ethernet, TCP/IP, L2/L3, MPLS).

* Experience working with customers.

* Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability to present complex topics to nontechnical audiences.

* Self-motivated and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment.

Preferred Experience:

* Ideally pursuing certifications through CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, Nokia NRS1, CCNA or similar.

* Knowledge of Juniper, Aviat, Cisco, Nokia/Alcatel, Xtreme.

* Knowledge of switching and routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, iBGP, eBGP, M-BGP, MPLS RSVP-TE, and LDP).

* Knowledge in line of sight microwave propagation.

Basic Requirements

* Bachelor's Degree or Masters Degree in Wireless, Electrical or Computer Engineering, Computer Science or other relevant engineering field AND 4+ years of experience
* OR 7+ years of experience in Communication Systems Engineering

Travel Requirements

Over 50%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

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.