Software Solution Architect

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, GBR
In-Office
Entry level
Hardware • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Translate customer and product requirements into software architectures spanning user, application, and embedded domains. Define requirements, designs, documentation, plans, milestones, and estimates while collaborating with systems, software, and hardware teams through delivery. Address complex technical challenges, manage change, mentor team members, and improve development effectiveness through appropriate AI use. The role focuses on high-performance, usable solutions for field environments.
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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
CRFS, a global leader in Radio Frequency (RF) technology, was founded in 2007 to innovate in spectrum monitoring and geolocation. The company focuses on manufacturing and designing advanced hardware and software solutions to detect, monitor, and analyze RF signals in complex environments. This expertise has proved crucial to various sectors, including national spectrum regulators, the military, and security and intelligence services. Today, the company’s technology is recognised, preferred and embedded in most NATO countries and deployed worldwide. CRFS’ mission is to continue pioneering sophisticated technologies for complex challenges in the RF spectrum domain.
Job Description

We value different perspectives and transferable experience. If you are excited about this role but do not meet every criterion, we encourage you to apply.

Job Summary

You will translate customer and product requirements into software solutions spanning embedded and application domains. These solutions will prioritise usability and performance while recognising the needs of users in the field.

Once defined these solutions will be translated into requirements, architectures and designs that allow the implementation teams to deliver.

You will then collaborate with the development teams to drive the solutions through to delivery whilst managing change and technical challenges

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Understand end user needs to develop optimum usability
  • Turn customer and product requirements into software system solutions
  • Work collaboratively with systems, software and hardware teams to design effective, high-performance solutions
  • Provide documentation, guidance and coaching to ensure knowledge is shared and the team is developed
  • Contribute to the development of software plans, milestones and estimates
  • Use AI capabilities appropriately to improve development effectiveness

Basic Requirements

Experience and Qualifications Required

  • Experience in architecting software solutions spanning user, application and embedded domains
  • Requirements development and management
  • Ability to mentor others and share knowledge
  • Strong communication skills with a wide variety of engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
  • Experience solving undefined, complex systems issues drawing from deep architectural knowledge.
  • Experience in working with stakeholders to define deliverable solutions from a high-level statement of need

Desirable

  • Subject matter expertise in signal processing domain architectures.
  • Proven experience interfacing with external vendors, component suppliers, or client engineering teams.
  • A background in defence or other related field
  • A background in safe / high reliability software development

Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced

Referral Payment PlanYes

CompanyMotorola Solutions UK Limited

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.

Skills Required

  • Experience architecting software solutions across user, application, and embedded domains
  • Experience with requirements development and management
  • Ability to mentor others and share knowledge
  • Strong communication skills with engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
  • Experience solving undefined, complex systems issues using deep architectural knowledge
  • Experience defining deliverable solutions from high-level statements of need with stakeholders
  • Subject matter expertise in signal processing domain architectures
  • Experience interfacing with external vendors, component suppliers, or client engineering teams
  • Background in defense or a related field
  • Background in safe or high-reliability software development

Motorola Solutions, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Motorola Solutions, Inc. and has not been reviewed or approved by Motorola Solutions, Inc..

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is effective from day one with multiple national carrier options and bundled prescription coverage. Offerings also include mental health benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts, with optional pet insurance.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO with 9–10 paid holidays, and many salaried roles use a Flex Time Off or unlimited PTO approach. Paid parental and family leave plus adoption assistance expand support.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. Additional financial programs like an employee stock purchase plan, performance bonuses, and company equity bolster long-term value.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
21,000 Employees

What We Do

Motorola Solutions is a global technology company that provides mission-critical communications, video security, and command center software to help protect people, property, and places for public safety agencies and enterprises.

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