Systems Engineer Design & Implementation
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. 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 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 T4E territory inclusive of the states of NC, SC and GA.
The Engineer will be responsible for the public safety design and implementation of solutions for Motorola’s ASTRO 25 and adjacent technologies for State and Local government agencies. We are looking for Engineers who are energized by delivering solutions that truly make a difference.Note: This is a remote position with travel (25-50%) to support projects in T4E sub territory.
Projects are varied in scope, ranging from a single-site installation for a local municipality, to a complex statewide public safety communications system costing tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. The team comprises Sales, Project Management and System Engineering 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.
Engineer of Record Project Responsibilities:
The Engineer will work with a field team of Project Management, Systems Engineers, System Technologists, Construction Managers, and Customer Service Managers, and will be responsible for leading technical aspects of the assigned project until system acceptance.
This involves:
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Design and implementation of the radio network including infrastructure, subscribers, mobile backhaul and WAN and CEN networks.
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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.
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System buildout, configuration and acceptance testing in both lab staging and field environments
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Radio coverage testing, frequency analysis and interference mitigation
- Radio system licensing (FCC/Industry)
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Preparation of system fleet map, encryption and radio programming templates
- Complete system documentation
- Live system cutovers and upgrades
Additional Skills/Knowledge:
- Radio Frequency Engineering principles
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Land / Mobile Radio Engineering principles
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RFDS principles to include antenna and cable selection, transmit combiners, receive multi-couplers, and lightning protection systems.
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P25 Land Mobile Radio terminology and two-way subscriber radio provisioning methods.
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Experience with Motorola ASTRO 25 architecture is a plus.
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Servers and related systems to include: VMware ESXI, Linux, and Microsoft operating systems.
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Construction of remote