Manufacturing Technician

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Chicago, IL, USA
Hybrid
60K-70K Annually
Mid level
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity • Big Data Analytics
We help people be their best in the moments that matter.
The Role
The Manufacturing Technician supports production and testing by maintaining and troubleshooting automated test equipment, ensuring quality standards, and collaborating on improvements with engineers.
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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
Mfg production technical support - direct labor department
Job Description

We are looking for a precision-driven Manufacturing Technician to support the production and testing of life-safety communication infrastructure. In this role, you will be the bridge between complex automation and high-precision communication technology. As a Manufacturing Technician, you are the frontline defender of production uptime. You will be responsible for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the complex automated and manual test equipment that ensures our products meet the highest quality standards before they leave the factory floor. This role sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and industrial automation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Production Support: Provide rapid-response "floor support" to minimize downtime. You’ll identify whether a failure is a "true fail" (product defect) or a "false fail" (test equipment error).

  • Automation & Systems Support: Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot automated manufacturing systems. This includes identifying mechanical, electrical, or software-based bottlenecks in the production flow.

  • Test System Maintenance: Support and optimize automated test equipment. Work closely with the engineering team to implement firmware updates and hardware upgrades. Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on test fixtures, thermal chambers, and automated handling equipment to ensure 100% accuracy.

  • Hardware Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical failures in test racks, including replacing PCBAs, sensors, pneumatic components, and wiring harnesses including cables..

  • Documentation & Quality: Maintain meticulous records of equipment downtime, test yields, TPM, and repair logs to drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.

  • Software Support: Assist engineers in deploying new test scripts and debugging software-to-hardware communication issues.

Additional Qualifications:

  • PLC Basics: Understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers
    (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens,Beckhoff) that control the physical movement of products through a test cell.

  • Sensors & Actuators: Troubleshooting the "eyes and hands" of thesystem—photoelectric sensors, limit switches, and pneumatic cylinders.

  • Robotics: Basic maintenance of 6-axis or SCARA arms (e.g., FANUC, ABB) used toload/unload devices into test fixtures.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

  • Experience with IP-based networking as it relates to radio consoles and site links

  • Experience with Robotics and Motion Control

  • Expert-level use of Communication Equipment including Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, and Network Analyzers (VNA) to measure gain, loss, and impedance.

Work Environment

  • This role supports equipment used by Police, Fire, and EMS; a high degree of accountability and attention to detail is non-negotiable.

  • Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs and work in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

  • Clean climate controlled work environment

What Success Looks Like

  • Minimize "No Fault Found" (NFF): Reducing the frequency of good units being rejected due to faulty test equipment.

  • Fast MTTR: Maintaining a low Mean Time To Repair for critical test stations.

  • Continuous Improvement: Identifying "wear and tear" trends and suggesting hardware modifications to improve fixture longevity.

Target Base Salary Range: $60,000  - $70,000 

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.

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#LI-ONSITE


Basic Requirements
  • 3+ years related experience
  • Education: Associates Degree in EET, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields

Travel Requirements
None
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!


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.

Top Skills

Automation Systems
Communication Equipment
Plc Basics
Programmable Logic Controllers
Robotics
Signal Generators
Spectrum Analyzers

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
23,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1928

What We Do

About Motorola Solutions | Solving for safer Safety and security are at the heart of everything we do at Motorola Solutions. 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.

Why Work With Us

We are a global family of driven, dynamic people who inspire and support everyone around us to be the best version of themselves. We embrace a “people first” philosophy – and are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of caring and inclusiveness. Are you ready to join our team and be a part of a close-knit community in a big company?

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Hybrid Workspace

Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.

We believe that the next big idea can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. That’s why we offer office-based, hybrid and remote working models, where Motorolans can do their best work wherever they work best.

Typical time on-site: Flexible
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