Engineering Project 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. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Our Applied Technology organization puts some of Motorola Solutions' brightest minds on unique, highly challenging projects. Based on decades of experience with our customers, we apply leading-edge technologies to support security and safety throughout the world. We engineer our products from start to finish and manufacture them in-house. We're known for low volume and high capability with focused specialization in areas including software-defined radios, advanced antenna solutions, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, signals intelligence and more. We can't tell you much more about what we do, but we can tell you it's amazing.

Job Description

As an Engineering Project Manager, you will manage multiple projects of small multi-disciplinary engineering teams in the design, development, and production of cutting-edge custom products. The Engineering Project Manager has ultimate technical decision-making control and is the primary project point-of-contact to internal and external customers. 

Responsibilities include: 

• Project Manager for multiple projects valued in the $500k to $5M range

• Coordinate a mix of engineering development and small-scale production activities in the area of custom products

• Point-of-contact for customers and the leader of day-to-day activities of small (1-10 person), multidisciplinary project teams, including both junior and senior level engineers

• Take projects through the entire life cycle from project conception and proposal through design and production utilizing existing process methodologies

• Responsible for coordinating with both internal and external groups to meet the cost, schedule and technical goals of the program while managing risk and motivating the team

• Contribute to the growth of the organization via interaction with senior management, peers, and subordinates

• Manage and complete performance reviews for project team members

• Participate in department growth and process improvement activities.

• Have ultimate technical decision-making control during the development of cutting-edge products.

• Lead your project teams via daily interactions, weekly meetings, and monthly customer reviews.

Additional Qualified Skills

• Strong technical background in wireless communication technologies

• Experience managing people OR leading a project

• High-level knowledge of design principles for both hardware and software engineering

• Ability to analyze and evaluate technical trade-offs is essential while also considering the impacts to cost and schedule

• Possess strong leadership and interpersonal skills as well as strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience in project management

• Occasional domestic travel is required

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Target Base Salary Range: $98,100  - $196,200  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.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelors Degree or higher.

• 7+ years of engineering experience

• Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our 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!

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