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 Applied Technology organization puts some of Motorola Solutions' brightest minds on unique, highly challenging projects. Based on decades of experience with our customers, we apply leading-edge technologies to support security and safety throughout the world. We engineer our products from start to finish and manufacture them in-house. We're known for low volume and high capability with focused specialization in areas including software-defined radios, advanced antenna solutions, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, signals intelligence and more. We can't tell you much more about what we do, but we can tell you it's amazing.

Job Description:

Applied Technology is seeking a highly talented and technically strong person to fulfill an Electrical Hardware Engineering role. In this technical position, the role will have unique and varied responsibilities. Candidates for this position are engineers with diverse knowledge and a wide variety of interests. As a key resource across multiple products, the successful candidate will handle these type of tasks:

• 5+ years experience designing low power digital and analog circuits

• Experience with microprocessors, memory, power supplies, voltage regulators, batteries, charging, peripherals, sensors, and various hw interfaces (USB, MIPI, SPI, I2C), peripherals

• Design and optimize circuits for minimal current drain consumption to maximize battery life

• Generate schematics that include microprocessors, FPGA, RF, analog, power circuits, interface logic, sensors, peripherals, etc.

• Use layout tools (Cadence a plus) for part placement and for optimal PCB routing of high speed interface, impedance matching, power routing, etc.

• Write test procedures, interface control documents and other documentation

• Support full product development life-cycle: architecture, design, bring-up, integration of initial HW/SW, factory support, test & validation, and customer support

• Work collaboratively with all functional teams (hardware, RF, software, FPGA, mechanical)

• Be a flexible, results-oriented problem-solver who requires minimal supervision. Projects can vary greatly from one to the next, so you must thrive on variety and enjoy taking on new challenges.

• Be a member of a small (1-6 person) multi-disciplinary team, work directly with customers to develop product requirements and communicate technical status in meetings

• Candidate must be able to work onsite 5 days a week at the Schaumburg location

Specific Skills/Knowledge:

• Electrical Hardware design of digital and analog circuits

• Knowledgeable in schematic capture & layout (Cadence a plus) and simulation tools (MATLAB, ADS, PSPICE, Sigrity, etc.) and lab automation (Python, Lab View).

• Working knowledge of Embedded SW (C/C++) and ability to bring-up new embedded systems.

• Product & feature architecture development, requirements creation, and design and development experience

• Knowledge of lab equipment such as signal analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, JTAG debuggers, soldering stations, etc.

• Self starter who can work without supervision and as a member of a team

• As you will be working in a small project team and regularly interacting with customers, excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.

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Target Base Salary Range: $86,500 - $173,000 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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Master's Degree preferred

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements.

Travel Requirements:

None

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 complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.