Senior Research and Development Program Manager

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

Silvus Technologies is dedicated to one mission: connecting those who keep us safe. We do so by delivering the most advanced Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET) radios powered by our custom and ever evolving Mobile-Networked MIMO waveform. Together, our radios and waveform provide vital communications for mission critical applications in the harshest environments from underground tunnels to high altitude balloons.

Silvus StreamCaster™ radios are being rapidly adopted by customers all over the world ranging from the U.S. and Allied Nations Departments of Defense, to International, Federal, State and Local Law Enforcement agencies, all the way to the Superbowl, Grammys and industry-leading drone, robot, and unmanned systems manufacturers.

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

Silvus’ rapid growth is fueled by a focus on research and innovation and a team of the most passionate, skilled and creative thinking individuals. If you are looking for a challenging experience, you owe it to yourself to learn how Silvus can be the next chapter of your career.

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Silvus Technologies, the global leader in advanced MIMO mesh networking solutions for defense, industrial, and public safety applications, is seeking a Senior R&D Program Manager reporting to the Vice President of Research and Development.

This is a foundational Senior Program Management role for Silvus R&D that blends technical know-how with strategic thinking and process-oriented execution. The role offers a unique opportunity to shape and deliver key new technology solutions within Silvus’ growing R&D organization. You’ll partner closely with senior R&D and engineering leadership, as well as Silvus management, business development, and product teams to define programmatic goals, both technical and strategic,  drive cross-functional project execution, and deliver high-impact products to our customers.

You will be part of a passionate team redefining RF sensing, electronic warfare and wireless connectivity in the most demanding environments, from battlefield networks and autonomous systems to public safety and industrial applications. You will work alongside world-class engineers solving real-world challenges, with opportunities to grow, innovate, and lead as our organization scales.

If you’re ready to help shape the future of communications and electronic warfare and establish the foundation of Silvus’ Program Management organization, we’d love to meet you.

The Senior R&D Program Manager position will be based at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA, and is on a hybrid schedule, a minimum of 3 days onsite per week is expected. On-site days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead end-to-end program execution across the full engineering lifecycle, from concept and design through implementation, integration, validation, and productization.
• Own program definition, scope and objectives inside the Silvus R&D group as well as in engagements with Silvus groups outside R&D and organizations outside Silvus.
• Own program schedules, milestones, and deliverables, ensuring alignment across cross-functional teams including Systems, FPGA, Software, RF, Hardware, and QA.
• Facilitate cross-team collaboration to identify and resolve technical or schedule blockers, driving timely and data-driven decisions in collaboration with product, sales, and business development organizations.
• Track risks, dependencies, and issues; develop mitigation strategies and communicate impacts and resource demands to R&D leadership and upper management.
• Drive engineering cadence and communication, including design reviews, design syncs, and status updates with internal and external stakeholders.
• Maintain project documentation and dashboards (e.g., Conflue