
Field Engineer - US Remote
Required skills
- CAD
- RMS
- IP products
- complex systems
- CJIS compliance
- hardware installation
- software updates
- system upgrades
- data backup
Nice to have
- VMware ESXi
- Red Hat OpenShift
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Windows Server
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
Role summary
Motorola Solutions is seeking a Field Engineer to deploy and install mission-critical digital mobile communication systems for government and public safety customers. This remote role involves on-premise hardware and equipment installation, system verification, software updates, upgrades, data backup, and troubleshooting. The ideal candidate will possess strong IP networking and software skills, excellent problem-solving abilities, and experience with server virtualization, database servers, operating systems, and networking hardware. Travel of 50-75% is required. A Bachelor's degree in Engineering, IT, Software Engineering, or Technology, or 5+ years of relevant experience is required, along with CJIS compliance.
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
At Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in the moments that matter. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. Our work is very meaningful, impactful, and cutting edge and we invite you to explore it. We are the Best! Motorola Solutions is a world leader in the field of professional mobile communications systems with an impressive heritage of technological innovations and a global base of installed systems. The group's main business is the implementation of mission critical digital mobile communication systems for Government & Public Safety Communications customers.Job Description
The Field Engineering team plays a crucial role in enhancing public safety by deploying Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD), Mobile Applications, and Records Management Systems (RMS). They handle all on-premise hardware and equipment installations for government and municipal projects, following Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure consistent quality and promote efficient standardization and reuse.
Responsibilities:
Managing and executing customer installation activities within agreed upon project timeframes.
Verifying the complete functionality and readiness of systems for software deployment.
Conducting routine system tasks like software updates, system upgrades, data backup/restoration, and troubleshooting.
Gaining a deep understanding of public safety customer environments to ensure optimal product security and reliability.
Demonstrating proficient software and IP networking skills, coupled with excellent problem-solving abilities.
Deliver solutions that align with existing products, standard interfaces, and pre-defined procedures.
Adhering to all corporate guidelines and completing required training, including CJIS compliance.
Accurately logging billable hours for project work.
Travel (50%-75%) will be required, depending on project and business needs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven experience installing, administering, and troubleshooting the following:
Server Virtualization/Containerization: Specifically VMware ESXi v.7+ and/or Red Hat OpenShift.
Database Servers: Particularly Microsoft SQL Server 2019 and later
Server Operating Systems: Including Windows Server 2019 and later
Workstation Operating Systems: Such as Windows 10 & 11, and Linux
Network LAN Switches: Experience with HP Arista is a plus
Storage Area Network (SAN): Experience with HPE Alletra and Nimble is a plus
Basic Firewall and Router knowledge: Fortinet Fortigate experience is a plus
Server and Workstation hardware: Experience with HPE compute hardware is a plus
Window Active Directory (AD) administration including Group Policy Object (GPO) and Domain Name System (DNS)
Experience using TeamCity is a plus
Prior experience with the deployment, integration, operations, or administration of Public Safety Applications.
Preferred candidates will reside in the Central time zone or Mountain time zone.
Target Base Salary Range: $75,000 - $85,000 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.
This position is subject to working in high security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers.
Basic Requirements
Required Skills:
High School diploma, Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, IT, Software Engineering, or Technology or 5+ years of experience deploying and integrating complex IP products and systems.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Please note that employer sponsorships for work permit is not available for this position.
Travel Requirements
50-75%Relocation Provided
NonePosition Type
ExperiencedReferral Payment Plan
YesOur 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.
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Sample Motorola Solutions interview questions
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Design a distributed service for rate limiting API requests.
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Clone an Undirected Graph Clone an undirected graph. Input: adjList = [[]] Output: [[]] Explanation: Creates a new, deeply cloned graph containing only one single node with zero connected neighbors.
codingmedium - 3
Add Two Numbers Represented as Strings Add two non-negative integers represented as strings. Input: num1 = "456", num2 = "77" Output: "533" Explanation: Performs character-by-character addition from right to left, carrying the 1 from 6+7=13 to the next decimal place.
codingmedium - 4
Merge K Sorted Linked Lists Merge K sorted linked lists. Input: lists = [[2,2,3],[1,5]] Output: [1,2,2,3,5] Explanation: Extracts the smallest current node iteratively using a priority queue to build a single merged and sorted linked list.
codingmedium - 5
Valid Word Abbreviation Determine if a string matches a valid word abbreviation. Input: word = "apple", abbr = "a2e" Output: FALSE Explanation: The abbreviation claims exactly 2 characters are skipped between 'a' and 'e', but "ppl" is actually 3 characters long.
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