Principal Systems Engineer

Motorola Solutions•Schaumburg, IL

1d•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. Department Overview 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. Job Description Applied Technology seeks a technically proficient and versatile individual to fulfill a Systems Engineering / Technical Lead role. This flexible, results-oriented problem-solver will be responsible for the following for multiple custom wireless communications products: System Engineering Drive product and feature requirements, architecture, design, and test strategy with customers, management, and individual engineering teams. Author requirements, system design, and test plan documentation, and manage their realization Product ownership and technical authority through the entire product lifecycle (typically 6 to 18 months per project) Ownership of multiple projects and ability to efficiently reprioritize when priorities change Development of technology and product roadmaps Serve as a technical catalyst and mentor for the project team, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and proactively identifying technical hurdles to maintain development momentum.. Build trust and buy-in across all functional teams: Software, Electrical Hardware, Mechanical Hardware, FPGA, Test Engineering Customer Technical Interface Regularly work directly with customers to develop use cases and product requirements Communicate technical status verbally, written, and in customer meetings Occasional travel to customer meetings may be required. Contribute to Business Development and Proposal efforts

Requirements

Bachelor’s (BS) or Master’s (MS) engineering degree, preferably in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Experience in embedded software and/or electrical architecture and development.
Experience in requirements and test management
Excellent verbal / written communications skills.
Excellent multitasking and prioritization
Strong interpersonal skills.
8+ years design experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role
Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts

Nice To Haves

Experience with development of wireless communications technology
Experience with RF, Digital Hardware, FPGA, and Mechanical design
Embedded OS systems (Android, Linux, RTOS, etc.)
Configuration Management tools (GitHub, Jira, Confluence)

Responsibilities

Drive product and feature requirements, architecture, design, and test strategy with customers, management, and individual engineering teams.
Author requirements, system design, and test plan documentation, and manage their realization
Product ownership and technical authority through the entire product lifecycle (typically 6 to 18 months per project)
Ownership of multiple projects and ability to efficiently reprioritize when priorities change
Development of technology and product roadmaps
Serve as a technical catalyst and mentor for the project team, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and proactively identifying technical hurdles to maintain development momentum.
Build trust and buy-in across all functional teams: Software, Electrical Hardware, Mechanical Hardware, FPGA, Test Engineering
Regularly work directly with customers to develop use cases and product requirements
Communicate technical status verbally, written, and in customer meetings
Occasional travel to customer meetings may be required.
Contribute to Business Development and Proposal efforts