Software Engineer
Senior System/Principal Staff Engineer responsible for designing, evaluating, and modifying complex systems to meet customer and regulatory requirements, ensuring architectural integrity and safety across Motorola Solutions’ security and communications products.
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. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department Overview
Job Description
NOTE: CANDIDATE MUST RESIDE IN EITHER MARYLAND OR D.C.
Responsibilities:
Perform the Engineer of Record role on small to mid-sized projects.
Engineer multi-faceted projects requiring a wide range of technical skills including, but not limited to: coverage and capacity design, microwave system analysis, RF LMR system and BDA design, WAN network design, and knowledge of Motorola ASTRO systems.
Conduct frequent and detailed interactions with customers and consultants to facilitate design reviews, system staging and acceptance testing events, coverage acceptance testing, live system upgrades, and troubleshooting efforts.
Exhibit professionalism through written and oral communications,
Exhibit a high level of commitment and accountability to project and customer demands, as well as ownership of technical solutions, problem solving and project timelines.
Work closely with Project Management teams, Engineering teams, Technicians, and the customer to ensure successful project execution.
Recognize the need to engage colleagues and/or specialists for assistance with difficult or new tasks.
Learn continuously via company training programs/materials and independent personal development.
Desired Knowledge of Some or All:
Basic RF Principles (Two-way radio operation, system components, terminology).
Basic IP Networking Principles (LAN/WAN topologies, system components, terminology).
Wireless systems involving FDMA and TDMA technologies.
P25 Land Mobile Radio terminology and two-way subscriber radio provisioning/programming methods.
P25 Interoperability solutions such as ISSI and Motorola WAVE, Critical Connect, and SmartConnect.
Computer Aided Dispatch and Public Safety related software applications.
Communications and low voltage wiring methods and practices.
Desired Experience with Some or All:
Wireless and wireline communications systems.
RFDS principles to include Antenna and Cable selection, Transmitter Combiners, Receiver Multi-couplers and Lightning protection systems.
AC and DC Power Systems to include generators, UPS, distribution (conductors, fusing, circuit breakers), rectifier and battery plants, surge protection.
Servers and Related computer systems to include: VMware ESXI, Linux, and Microsoft operating sys
Posted June 18, 2026