Solutions Architect

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.

As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.

At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.

Department Overview

The ASTRO Devices Software team specializes in the development of world-class digital two-way communications devices for the mission critical market. Our APX family of devices are a lifeline to our public safety customers - firefighters, police officers, and other first responders. By leveraging state of the art technologies we are changing the way public safety uses our devices making them more safe and better equipped to handle nearly every situation.
Job Description

As an ASTRO Solutions Architect, you will focus on working with Product Managers and technical partners from numerous organizations to identify the best possible customer experiences and bring them to life by leveraging our various businesses and the latest, cutting edge technology. As part of your role, you will also be responsible for conducting proof of concept activities and technical evaluations to ensure that the solution is well understood and feasible. Once understood, you will work with the various stakeholders to gain alignment on and acceptance of the solution and support the development teams as the solution is implemented.

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to understand customer needs and associated business requirements

• Collaborate with technical staff in numerous internal and/or external organizations to develop the appropriate solution to meet business and project needs (presenting appropriate tradeoffs as required) 

• Research and recommend new technologies for possible inclusion in our solutions and/or business

• Conduct appropriate proof of concept and evaluation activities in order to ensure the proposed solution is well understood and feasible 

• Document the resulting technical requirements/solution and work with various stakeholders to gain alignment and support for the solution

• Support the development team as they implement the overall solution including focused development activities as required

Additional Qualified Skills

• Must be fluent in one or more high level object oriented programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, etc.

• Must have a solid understanding of software development processes and practices.

• Must be capable of working effectively within a cross functional team and in distributed team environments.

• Must exhibit excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to articulate technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Must have a positive attitude and exhibit superior collaboration skills.

• Must have a strong desire to understand how things work and continually learn new domains/technologies.

• Some US and Global travel may be required.

Desired Requirements/Skills

• Basic knowledge of Embedded Software design and development.

• Basic knowledge of cloud based architecture, development, and DevOps. 

Basic Requirements

• Must have a Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field.

• 10+ years of experience

Vaccine Requirement

Motorola Solutions has implemented a voluntary COVID-19 vaccination policy. We strongly encourage all employees to be fully vaccinated. Additionally, certain local governments or Motorola Solutions' customers may have vaccine requirements that apply to some of our employees. These employees are required to submit proof of vaccination to Motorola Solutions and maintain compliance with these requirements.

Travel Requirements
Relocation Provided
Position Type
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 9 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 and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.