[Hiring] Principal Systems Engineer @Motorola Solutions

Role Description

Note: Candidate must reside in DC Metro area to support Federal Customers. This is a remote position requiring travel (25-50%) to customer sites located around the country.

As a Principal Systems Engineer, you will lead the design and implementation of solutions for Motorola’s ASTRO 25 and adjacent technologies for DOD and Federal Government agencies. We are looking for engineers energized by delivering solutions that truly make a difference.

In this role, you will collaborate closely with a multi-disciplinary field team (including Project Managers, Systems Engineers, System Technologists, Construction Managers, and Customer Service Managers) to lead all technical aspects of assigned projects through final system acceptance.

• Design and implementation of the radio network accounting for infrastructure, subscribers, power systems design, equipment shelter and tower layouts, backhaul network design including microwave, leased line, and customer provided Ethernet 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.
• Supplying input and participating in radio system licensing (NTIA).
• Preparation of system fleetmap, encryption schema, and radio programming templates.
• Produce as-built system documentation.
• Develop plans and participate in live system cutovers and upgrades.

Qualifications

• Radio Frequency Engineering principles.
• Land / Mobile Radio Engineering principles.
• Wireless & Wireline communications systems.
• 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 is a plus.
• Construction of remote communication sites to include: site selection, grounding, compound development, tower and shelter requirements.
• Fortinet and Juniper firewalls, Nokia 7705 series routers, Juniper SRX/MX (Junos) series routers, HP/Aruba and Juniper switches.
• Remote access using SSH, SCP, SFTP, RDP.
• Knowledge with point-to-point Microwave systems, Microwave RF & Network design.
• 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 technologies, such as fiber, copper, and microwave connectivity.

Requirements

• Bachelor's (BS) Degree in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent + 4 years of relevant experience. OR 8+ Years of Experience in Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.

Desired Certifications

• GROL (General Radiotelephone Operator License), Amateur Radio Operator License, or equivalent experience.
• CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, Nokia NRS1, CCNA or similar.

Benefits

• 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!

Travel Requirements

• 25-50% travel required.

Basic Requirements

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts.