Software Engineer

Motorola Solutions•Melville, NY

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. Silent Sentinel, a growing Motorola Solutions company, specializes in surveillance equipment; most notably long range surveillance for border protection. The products are typically aimed at public safety, and commit to Motorola Solution’s ‘Solving for Safer’ campaign. The engineering department is responsible for the development of products in multiple disciplines, namely electronics, firmware, software and mechanics. It must carry out the development life-cycle, which includes designing and testing products before handing over to production with relevant documentation. The team is agile, and tends to work on multiple parallel projects to suit the demands of the sector. It therefore requires members who will thrive in such a quick-paced environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics, or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
Hands-on experience in embedded systems development.
2+ years of experience in C and C++ design and programming for embedded applications.
Proven experience developing in a Linux environment for ARM target processors.
Solid understanding of operating system concepts, including processes, threads, mutexes, and exception handling.
Working understanding of embedded design principles, including C/C++ memory management, microprocessor architectures, instruction efficiency, and I/O timing.
Knowledge of TCP and UDP networking protocols
Familiarity with automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines
Experience with build systems, especially CMake, and with compilers and related toolchains.
Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python), build systems, and version control systems (e.g., Git).
Bachelors Degree
1+ years of software development experience
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required.

Nice To Haves

Image Processing: Familiarity with image processing techniques, libraries, or frameworks.
Camera Systems: Familiarity working with camera hardware and software interfaces.
Containerization: Familiarity with Docker and containerization for software deployment and development.
DevOps & CI/CD: Familiarity with GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms for continuous integration and deployment.
Version Control: Familiarity collaborating within distributed teams using Git and GitLab.

Responsibilities

Assist in designing and implementing robust, object-oriented software using C++, Linux, Python, and C#
Help develop driver-level and higher embedded firmware in C for various microprocessor architectures.
Create, conduct, automate and document Quality Assurance tests to validate firmware/software releases to ensure high product quality.
Create software in LabView or Visual Studio for GUI based software used in test fixtures for production or product evaluation.
Develop innovative algorithms for controlling image acquisition parameters and for managing efficiency.
Analyze, identify, and optimize system performance issues, applying strong problem-solving skills and engineering expertise.
Provide comprehensive options and plans to implement firmware/software tasks including providing accurate effort estimates to project management.
Produce comprehensive design documentation detailing software architecture, algorithms, implementation strategies, test procedures and reports.
Collaborate closely with hardware engineers during board bring-up, system integration, and debugging activities.
Contribute to a collaborative development environment by leveraging version control (Git), participating in code reviews, workflow discussions, maintaining and improving department procedures.