Presales Engineer

Motorola Solutions•Linthicum, MD

6d•$70,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Motorola Solutions’ Presale Systems Engineer partners closely with customers and the sales team to deliver customer-driven, end-to-end technical solutions for U.S. Federal Government Civilian and Law Enforcement customers, including first responder, government, and non-first-responder organizations. Working with sales, service, engineering, and technical support teams, the engineer owns the technical design of a solution and ensures it meets customer needs. The Presales Engineering Team supports Motorola Solutions’ public safety technology ecosystem, including critical communications, video security, and command center solutions. Its areas of focus include public safety-grade mobile voice and data networks, advanced mobile devices, public safety mobile broadband networks and devices, integrated command and control software, and mobile and fixed video solutions. The position is based in the Linthicum Heights, Maryland office, with a requirement to work there at least three days per week and travel up to 25% of the time. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a security clearance as required by a government contract. It also requires passing a stringent fingerprint background check under the U.S. Department of Justice CJIS Security Policy. The target base salary range is $70,000–$100,000, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, or at least 3 years of experience in Sales, Pre Sales, Project Management, Engineering, or Public Safety.
U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain a necessary security clearance as required by a government contract.
Ability to present complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences in an understandable way.
Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to work in the Linthicum Heights, MD office at least 3 days a week.
Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.
Successfully pass the required stringent fingerprint background check under the CJIS Security Policy.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferably in Engineering, with Electrical or Computer Engineering strongly desired.
Experience with wireless communications fundamentals and voice/data architectures, including public and private systems such as APCO P25, LTE, 802.11, 3GPP 4G/5G, FirstNet, or Frontline.
Experience with FedRAMP cloud, IP networking architecture, protocols, and security.
Knowledge of RF coverage predictions, microwave design, traffic/capacity modeling, and related toolsets.

Responsibilities

Discover customer requirements.
Develop technology strategies.
Design end-to-end system architectures.
Develop proposals.
Deliver internal and external technical presentations.
Demonstrate equipment and software solutions, including configuration and testing.
Own the technical design of solutions and ensure that they meet customer needs.