Staff Software Engineer (Digital Signal Processing)

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 Global Digital Signal Processing Software department is responsible for architecting, designing and developing real-time software for digital communications and audio for Motorola Solutions worldwide portfolio two-way radio products.
The team is responsible for delivering Audio and RF Signal Processing Software and has ownership of all Applications Processor DSP subsystems, including Audio Management
Job Description

• Design and develop cutting edge real-time software for DSP algorithms and Low Level device drivers to be used in wireless products.

• Work in a global environment – teams in 3 continents – to develop software algorithms that will be used in all Motorola public safety wireless products globally.

• Work on cutting edge real time processors and use new software tools to develop real-time software.

• Development phases include requirements capture, design, implementation and test. These phases will be conducted with mature software development processes. Specific responsibilities are listed below:

• Assist technical leaders in gathering requirements for features from multiple product teams.

• Develop and/or implement DSP algorithms for wireless protocols.

• Design and develop fixed point DSP software on various target processors.

• Design and implement optimization techniques for improving algorithm performance.

• Tune algorithms to meet strict real-time performance requirements.

• Optimize memory usage of algorithms.

• Design and implement device driver and peripheral drivers to meet strict protocol timing requirements

• Strong ability and enthusiasm to learn new technologies in a short time

• Able to work effectively in a distributed team environment

• Entry Level Position, fresh graduates may apply

Desired Skills

• Exposure to DSP and low level software development on embedded targets.

• C, C++ and Software engineering

• Operating Systems exposure (academic or otherwise) is desirable.

• Academic grounding in DSP and Digital communications.

• Assembly language programming experience on any embedded target is desirable.

• Ability to work well in teams is necessary.

• Strong written and oral communication skills

Additional Requirements

• Experience with Qualcomm Audio & aDSP solutions.

• Experience working with real-time operating systems (RTOS)

• Experience with DSP or ARM-based microprocessor architectures.

• Experience with wireless device to device communication standards (Bluetooth, BLE, NFC, WiFi, ProSe) is a plus.

• Experience/knowledge in software development tools (e.g. GIT, JIRA…), testing, process (Agile, Kanban) and configuration management.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required OR MS in Electrical & Communications Engineering with a focus on DSP/Digital Communications

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.