Principal Systems Engineer

Department Overview

The Systems Engineering Group designs and implements innovative communications solutions that make a difference in the day to day operations of our Federal customers. As the Solution Architecture and Technical Consulting Lead, the Systems Engineering Group has end-to-end design, technology consultancy, and implementation responsibility for all pre-sale and post-sale engagements nationwide. The Systems Engineering Group delivers customer-driven, world-class, leading-edge, end-to-end solutions that rise to the challenges of first responder, government, carrier, utility, transportation, and enterprise customers.

The group concentrates on the following mission-critical communications technologies at all levels of complexity (i.e. from small municipal systems to large metropolitan, state-wide, and national solutions).

About the role

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.

Duties will include, but are not limited to

• 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

Desired Skills/Knowledge

• 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

Desired Abilities

• Create design documents and drawings to provide information to project teams about system construction and configuration (Familiarity with Microsoft, Google, etc. office productivity/drawing software tool packages)
• Exhibit excellent troubleshooting, critical thinking, and analytical skills with the ability to seek out other internal company expertise when needed.
• Work remotely, primarily from a home office, with no local supervision. Take initiative, lead customer-facing meetings, collaborate with other colleagues, customers, and third party service professionals to drive results, and change priorities with little notice.
• Work on multiple, concurrent projects and balance priorities.
• Exhibit excellent communications and technical writing skills with the ability to summarize complex technical concepts clearly, and present to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Learn to use company-supplied software systems and tools to implement, configure, and test IP network-based systems.
• Learn to use company-supplied software systems and tools to model and test radio coverage
• Learn to use company-supplied software systems and tools to assist engineers and technicians with setup and troubleshooting of RF components and systems.
• Learn to configure, and troubleshoot applications and operating systems on IP network devices, servers, or on virtualization platforms.
• Learn to debug new software installations, review log files, and work with development engineers to resolve issues.

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.

Target Base Salary Range

$135,000 - $148,000 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.

Basic Requirements

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

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!