[Hiring] RF / Microwave Practice Office Engineer @Motorola Solutions

Role Description

NOTE: This position is remote and the candidate can reside anywhere in the United States. Candidates need to reside within 75 miles of a major airport. This position requires 25% to 50% travel.

The RF / Microwave Practice Office engineer will interface with practice office leads, project managers, system engineers, and field engineers in the field. The RF Practice Office is a fast-paced, quick-reacting, high-performing team, often working with demanding cycle times and exceptionally high expectations.

The RF / MW Practice Office engineer will provide field-related support as needed on the RF / microwave design, implementation, commissioning, acceptance, and troubleshooting aspects of the project from proposal through system acceptance and at times into service.

Responsibilities:

• Test and assist in development of internal tools used for RF / Microwave systems.
• Provide MSI internal field resources with technical support in all phases of a project.
• Support procurement with technical guidance.
• Provide MSI external consultative support to customers/consultants on projects, as required.
• Assist in the development of MSI RF / Microwave engineering standard practices.
• Provide guidance and support to RF / Microwave deployments and testing.
• Collaborate with Practice Office leadership to develop and deliver RF / Microwave field training, including the creation of webinars, instructional videos, course materials, and how-to documentation.
• Keep up with current FCC changes that might impact the public safety arena.
• Provide periodic reports on assigned activities.
• Deliver internal and customer presentations as needed.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to present complex topics to nontechnical audiences.
• Self-motivated and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment.
• Extensive field experience/knowledge in radio communication systems, radio propagation, RF, wireless system design.
• Experience in setting up, executing, and optimizing LMR and Microwave systems.
• Ability to work with our 3rd party vendors for additional support/guidance.
• Experience/knowledge in troubleshooting RF (Radio Frequency) / MW (Microwave) Sites / noise mitigation challenges on deployed systems.
• Experience/knowledge in site deployment and installation practices.
• Experience/knowledge on antenna / RF equipment installation practices.
• Experience/knowledge in FCC Licensing Rules and Regulations for MW and Land Mobile Radio (Part 101, Part 90: required / Part 80, Part 22 strongly recommended).
• Collaborate with the internal procurement team.
• Drive RF / Microwave initiatives (RF / MW).
• Work with our 3rd party RF / MW vendors to help ensure they are following MSI standard design practices.
• Travel is required for this role. Travel may be required for training or to support deployment resolution of RF / MW issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree (BSEE/BSCE) and 3 years of experience in Engineering or Wireless OR 7+ years of related RF / Microwave System Field Engineering in the Wireless Communications field.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

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!