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Department OverviewSilent Sentinel, a growing Motorola Solutions company, specializes in surveillance equipment; most notably long range surveillance for border protection. The products are typically aimed at public safety, and commit to Motorola Solution’s ‘Solving for Safer’ campaign. The engineering department is responsible for the development of products in multiple disciplines, namely electronics, firmware, software and mechanics. It must carry out the development life-cycle, which includes designing and testing products before handing over to production with relevant documentation. The team is agile, and tends to work on multiple parallel projects to suit the demands of the sector. It therefore requires members who will thrive in such a quick-paced environment.
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Assist in designing and implementing robust, object-oriented software using C++, Linux, Python, and C#
- Help develop driver-level and higher embedded firmware in C for various microprocessor architectures.
- Create, conduct, automate and document Quality Assurance tests to validate firmware/software releases to ensure high product quality.
- Create software in LabView or Visual Studio for GUI based software used in test fixtures for production or product evaluation.
- Develop innovative algorithms for controlling image acquisition parameters and for managing efficiency.
- Analyze, identify, and optimize system performance issues, applying strong problem-solving skills and engineering expertise.
- Provide comprehensive options and plans to implement firmware/software tasks including providing accurate effort estimates to project management.
- Produce comprehensive design documentation detailing software architecture, algorithms, implementation strategies, test procedures and reports.
- Collaborate closely with hardware engineers during board bring-up, system integration, and debugging activities.
- Contribute to a collaborative development environment by leveraging version control (Git), participating in code reviews, workflow discussions, maintaining and improving department procedures.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electronics, or Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Hands-on experience in embedded systems development.
- 2+ years of experience in C and C++ design and programming for embedded applications.
- Proven experience developing in a Linux environment for ARM target processors.
- Solid understanding of operating system concepts, including processes, threads, mutexes, and exception handling.
- Working understanding of embedded design principles, including C/C++ memory management, microprocessor architectures, instruction efficiency, and I/O timing.
- Knowledge of TCP and UDP networking protocols
- Familiarity with automated testing, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines
- Experience with build systems, especially CMake, and with compilers and related toolchains.
- Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python), build systems, and version control systems (e.g., Git).
Advantageous Skills and Knowledge:
- Image Processing: Familiarity with image processing techniques, libraries, or frameworks.
- Camera Systems: Familiarity working with camera hardware and software interfaces.
- Containerization: Familiarity with Docker and containerization for software deployment and development.
- DevOps & CI/CD: Familiarity with GitLab, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms for continuous integration and deployment.
- Version Control: Familiarity collaborating within distributed teams using Git and GitLab.
Target Base Salary Range:
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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Basic Requirements
- Bachelors Degree
- 1+ years of software development experience
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required. Employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position
Travel RequirementsNone
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeNew Grad
Referral Payment PlanNo
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.
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