Motorola Solutions is hiring a Principal RF Engineer - Remote to serve as a Propagation and Coverage subject matter expert within its Engineering Practice team. This role supports Motorola Field Engineering Teams across North America on mission-critical digital mobile communication systems for government, public safety, and some large commercial customers, many based on the APCO Project 25 standard. The engineer will guide coverage design and implementation from proposal through system acceptance, working closely with Sales, Project Management, System Engineering, and Field Engineering. The position is remote anywhere in the United States and requires some travel (under 10%).
Overview
$130,000 – $145,000 / year
remote
full-time
7+ years of experience (principal level)
Responsibilities
- Provide coverage propagation study guidance and internal tool requirements.
- Apply RF propagation methods, theories, and research techniques to solve technical problems.
- Support internal field resources and external customers/consultants throughout project phases.
- Interface with product teams on system performance parameters.
- Develop and share Motorola Solutions coverage standards and practices.
- Guide coverage site deployments and testing.
- Lead coverage field training via on-site courses, recorded courses, webinars, and how-to guides.
- Monitor FCC changes affecting public safety P25 Land Mobile Radio.
- Mentor engineers to build depth of knowledge and experience.
- Drive coverage subject matter expert initiatives.
Qualifications
- Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex topics to nontechnical audiences.
- Self-motivated and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment.
- Experience/knowledge in radio communication systems, radio propagation, RF, and wireless system design.
- Experience setting up modeling tools to execute and optimize coverage and interference mitigation designs.
- Experience troubleshooting RF sites and noise mitigation challenges on deployed systems, and providing guidance to local field teams.
- Experience/knowledge in site deployment and installation practices.
Benefits
- Incentive bonus plans
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- 10 paid holidays
- Generous paid time off packages
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid parental and family leave
- And more