Engineering Project Manager

Motorola Solutions•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Our 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. As an Engineering Project Manager, you will manage multiple projects of small multi-disciplinary engineering teams in the design, development, and production of cutting-edge custom products. The Engineering Project Manager has ultimate technical decision-making control and is the primary project point-of-contact to internal and external customers.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree or higher.
7+ years of engineering experience
Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements
Strong technical background in wireless communication technologies
Experience managing people OR leading a project
High-level knowledge of design principles for both hardware and software engineering
Ability to analyze and evaluate technical trade-offs is essential while also considering the impacts to cost and schedule
Possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience in project management

Responsibilities

Project Manager for multiple projects valued in the $500k to $5M range
Coordinate a mix of engineering development and small-scale production activities in the area of custom products
Point-of-contact for customers and the leader of day-to-day activities of small (1-10 person), multidisciplinary project teams, including both junior and senior level engineers
Take projects through the entire life cycle from project conception and proposal through design and production utilizing existing process methodologies
Responsible for coordinating with both internal and external groups to meet the cost, schedule and technical goals of the program while managing risk and motivating the team
Contribute to the growth of the organization via interaction with senior management, peers, and subordinates
Manage and complete performance reviews for project team members
Participate in department growth and process improvement activities.
Have ultimate technical decision-making control during the development of cutting-edge products.
Lead your project teams via daily interactions, weekly meetings, and monthly customer reviews.