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Systems Engineering Group Lead

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Hiring Remotely in Florida
Senior level
Remote
Hybrid
Hiring Remotely in Florida
Senior level
Lead a team of engineers in designing and implementing public safety communication systems. Oversee project milestones and ensure compliance with engineering practices while maintaining technical oversight.
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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. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.


Department Overview
Our Company has an outstanding track record of success and strives to build long term relationships with our customers. Customer satisfaction is given great emphasis and we strive to build a trusted advisor relationship with every customer.
The customer team comprises Sales, Project Management, System Engineering and System Technologist personnel working together in a high performance culture, often with demanding cycle times and high customer expectations because we are working on mission-critical communication systems.
Many of our systems are designed around the APCO Project 25 communications standard. With the growth of data services some of our customer’s mobile wireless networks are being enhanced with LTE infrastructure for applications such as APX Next Smart and live mobile video transmission supplementing our traditional core voice and narrowband data networks.
Job Description

Note: This is a remote position with travel (25-50%) to support projects in the South Florida region.

Overview:

The Systems Engineering Group Lead will be responsible for leading a team of Engineers in the public safety design and implementation of solutions for Motorola’s ASTRO 25 systems and adjacent technologies for State and Local government agencies. We are looking for a Group Lead who is inspired by delivering solutions that truly make a difference.

Responsibilities:

The Systems Engineering Group Lead will have multiple roles including team leadership and limited (approx. 20%) direct project responsibilities.  In the team leadership role, the Group Lead will support administrative functions, make project assignment decisions, and provide technical oversight to ensure project milestones are met. They will supervise their Systems Engineering field team to ensure systems designs comply with engineering best practices and will work with the project teams comprised of Project Management, Systems Engineers, System Technologists, Construction Managers, and Customer Service Managers to ensure successful project delivery through final system acceptance.  The Group Lead will also have limited direct project responsibilities functioning as a Systems Engineer of Record.

Group Lead Team Leadership Responsibilities:

  • Systems Engineering administrative functions
    • Engineering resource planning, job requisitions, interviewing, hiring decisions, onboarding, training coordination
    • Goals setting, performance reviews, merit increase decisions
    • Employee rewards and recognition
  • Engineering project oversight
    • Engineering of Record assignments to each new project
    • Project technical oversight and management reporting
    • Project milestone reviews and issues resolution
    • Sales to Service process execution
  • Engineering team leadership
    • Initiative development and execution
    • Selected Pre-Sales design reviews and labor forecast input
    • Interdepartmental coordination between Project Management, Sales, Pre-Sales Engineering, Customer Service Management

Engineer of Record Project Responsibilities:

  • Design and implementation of the radio network including infrastructure, subscribers, mobile backhaul and WAN and CEN networks.
  • High level of customer and consultant interaction involving customer design reviews, customer witnessed staging and acceptance testing events, coverage acceptance testing, live system upgrades, and troubleshooting efforts.
  • System buildout, configuration and acceptance testing in both lab staging and field environments
  • Radio coverage testing, frequency analysis and interference mitigation
  • Radio system licensing (FCC/Industry Canada/NTIA)
  • Preparation of system fleet map, encryption and radio programming templates
  • Complete system documentation
  • Live system cutovers and upgrades

Engineer of Record Additional Skills/Knowledge:

  • Radio Frequency Engineering principles
  • Land / Mobile Radio Engineering principles
  • RFDS principles to include antenna and cable selection, transmit combiners, receive multi-couplers, and lightning protection systems.
  • P25 Land Mobile Radio terminology and two-way subscriber radio provisioning methods.
  • Experience with Motorola ASTRO 25 architecture a plus.
  • Servers and related systems to include: VMware ESXI, Linux, and Microsoft operating systems.
  • Cybersecurity expertise highly desirable
  • Construction of remote communication sites to include:  site selection, grounding, compound development, tower and shelter requirements.
  • Fortinet firewalls, Nokia 7705 series routers, Juniper SRX/MX (Junos) series routers, HP/Aruba switches
  • Remote access using SSH, SCP, SFTP, RDP
  • Knowledge with point-to-point Microwave systems, Microwave RF & Network design, FCC licensing a plus
  • Software applications integration, Application Protocol Interfaces (API) concepts, computer operating systems, and the OSI model.
  • Networking protocols and devices including OSPF, ISIS, BGP, MPLS, SIP, RTP, SNMP, NAT, routers, switches, and stateful packet firewalls.
  • Knowledge of physical layer such as fiber, copper, and microwave.
  • Certifications a plus through CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, Nokia NRS1, CCNA or similar a plus.
  • Works collaboratively and builds relationships with other colleagues, customers, and third party service professionals.
  • Self-motivated, good written and oral communication skills, and strong interpersonal skills

Target Base Salary Range: $108,800.00 - $217,600.00 USD
Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering or technical discipline and 8+ years of engineering or technical experience
  • OR 10 years of engineering or technical experience
  • Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.


Travel Requirements
25-50%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
Yes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

  • Incentive Bonus Plans
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
  • 401K with Company Match
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Generous Paid Time Off Packages
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid Parental & Family Leave
  • and more!


EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please email [email protected].

Top Skills

Apco Project 25
Fortinet Firewalls
Hp Aruba Switches
Juniper Srx/Mx Routers
Linux
Lte Infrastructure
Microsoft Operating Systems
Nokia 7705 Routers
Vmware Esxi

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