Motorola Solutions
Principal Staff Electrical Engineer - Radio Device Engineer
Plantation, FL · Principal · Contract
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About the role
- The completed RF transceiver systems are intended for use in Motorola Solutions radio products.
- The following are activities related to this job and require prior experience:
Responsibilities
- System Level Modeling: Develop behavioral system models to accurately determine and manage block level specs for a radio modem lineup including hardware, firmware and software components.
- Arbitrate block level spec adjustments throughout the design process to accomplish the overall system performance goals on finished silicon and complete radio product implementation.
- IP Evaluation & Integration`: Collaborate with internal and external IP providers to integrate high-speed analog peripherals, data converters (ADC/DAC).
- Power & Performance Optimization: Develop power-modeling and thermal management strategies across multiple operating modes and low-power states
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with digital design, analog layout, firmware/software, verification, and test engineering teams from specification to silicon tape-out, bring-up and ultimately deployment into radio products.
- Work with external contractor SMEs to define and implement specialized subsystems in our custom IC designs.
- 16+ years of radio transceiver design experience
- 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.
Requirements
- Knowledge of multi-loop feedback control systems and modeling such systems.
- Experience in assessing 3rd party IP and COTS ICs for modem development.
- Experience with embedded processors.
- Experience with digital signal processing as applied to modulation and demodulation of signals in a faded radio channel environment.
- Experience implementing high-speed interfaces (hyperRAM MIPI, LPDDR, Ethernet) within a radio modem and mitigating interaction with RF signal processing.
- Knowledge of SoC power management architectures, clocking schemes, and voltage domains.
- Experience with Verilog-A/Verilog-AMS/System Verilog/Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) for digital and analog/mixed signal (AMS) designs.
- Experience as a technical team leader and providing direction to other technical staff in the development of radio transceivers.
- Proven radio transceiver development from concept to shipping product.
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
- Solid experience in analog/mixed-signal circuit block and feedback control system modeling like PLL and AGC subsystems, design and verification using Cadence or equivalent CAD tools.
- Experience with Verilog-A/Verilog-AMS/System Verilog/Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) for digital and analog/mixed signal (AMS) designs. Familiar with shell and scripting languages
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- proven ability to drive technical alignment across multidisciplinary global teams.\Proven radio transceiver development from concept to shipping product.
- Background in RF & mixed-signal IC and RF PCB desig
- Background in RF & mixed-signal IC and RF PCB design.
Nice to have
- 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
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- This position requires 100% on site presence Monday thru Friday at our engineering facility located in Plantation FL.
Compensation
- $128,800 - $165,600 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.
- Incentive Bonus Plans
Benefits
- Incentive Bonus Plans
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off Packages
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Paid Parental & Family Leave
Company info
- Company Overview At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people.
Equal opportunity
- Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.
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