Engineering Technical Lead

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.

Aperçu de l'entreprise

Chez Motorola Solutions, nous pensons que tout commence par nos employés. Nous sommes une communauté mondiale soudée, unie par la volonté incessante de contribuer à la sécurité des personnes partout dans le monde. Nos technologies de communication, de sécurité vidéo et de centre de commandement essentielles soutiennent les agences de sécurité publique et les entreprises, permettant une coordination essentielle pour des communautés, des écoles, des hôpitaux et des entreprises plus sécuritaires. Connectez-vous à une carrière qui compte et aidez-nous à bâtir un avenir plus sûr.

Department OverviewMotorola Solution's Appliance Solutions organization is defining the future of the security industry through innovative end-to-end-solutions. We're changing the landscape of the surveillance industry through advanced award-winning AI based surveillance systems. Artificial Intelligence is transforming the world and our team is advancing the field as it applies to the surveillance industry. We are proud to be industry leaders in video analytics with products like Appearance Search and Visual Alert along with our cloud service platform. You will have the opportunity to contribute to intelligent camera surveillance systems through cutting edge research and software engineering.
Job Description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a dynamic and highly technical lead for our System Engineering team. This role is a critical "player-coach" role for a leader who is passionate about both deep technical architecture and building a world-class team.

This highly effective team has built a strong foundation delivering our core NVR and AI Appliances. The team is built to operate at scale and is now expanding its charter to apply its expertise as the core hardware platform owner for multiple business units within Motorola Solutions.

The ideal candidate is an architect at heart who excels at identifying system bottlenecks, optimizing performance, and making critical hardware selections, and who is a dedicated people leader with the organizational design acumen to define new team structures and bring the team to the next level. You will be responsible for the team's technical vision, its day-to-day execution, and its strategic expansion to support a global product portfolio.

Responsibilities:

• Personally engage in and lead the team's efforts in NPI, benchmarking, workload characterization (especially for AI and video throughput), and complex bottleneck analysis.

• Help guide the team in developing and expanding automated scalability and performance test environments.

• Drive continuous improvement in our hardware selection and system design processes to deliver world-class performance and reliability.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively with peers and senior leadership across multiple business units on strategic direction, technical roadmaps, project deliverables, and milestones.

• Manage and own the technical and business relationships with key Tier 1 OEM/ODM hardware partners.

• Drive the end-to-end product delivery lifecycle with external partners, from partner selection and design engagement through to mass production, ensuring project scope, budget, and schedules are met.

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of systems engineers.

• Manage resource requirements and scale the team to meet the new, expanding global scope.

• Foster a healthy, innovative, and collaborative culture that embodies Motorola's values.

Basic Requirements:

• B.Sc. in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.

• Minimum 5+ years in Hardware design and 2+ years in Software design.

• Proven ability to solve complex technical problems, identify system bottlenecks, and recommend design optimizations in both hardware and software.

• Deep, hands-on expertise with x86 server architecture, storage (RAID, NVMe), networking, and embedded systems.

• Experience leading or managing phases of the NPI lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, testing, and maintenance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record bringing volume hardware/software products to market (Linux- and Windows-based).

• Deep experience with Windows and Linux performance testing tools (e.g., diskspd, iometer, xperf, perfmon, iostat, perf).

• Strong scripting/automation skills (e.g., Python, PowerShell, Bash) for automating performance test benches.

• Experience with Video Management Software (VMS), video streaming, or the security industry.

• Experience working with global hardware partners (OEM/ODM).

• Experience with design-for-manufacturability (DFMA) principles.

• Able to think strategically beyond your team's domain to do what is right for the greater Motorola Solutions product ecosystem.

• Strong critical thinking, planning, and problem-solving skills with a "can-do" attitude

Target Base Salary Range: $75,700 CAD - $155,200 CAD

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 with 5+ years hardware engineering experience

• AND 2+ software engineering/development experience

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

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.

Motorola Solutions adopte, favorise et promeut les principes de diversité, d'équité et d'inclusion. Nous encourageons et accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées, quelles que soient leur race, origines ethnique, religion ou croyance, orientation sexuelle, identité et expression sexuelle, statut d'anciens combattants ou tout autre statut protégé par la Loi.

Nous sommes fiers de notre culture axée sur les personnes et les communautés, encourageant ainsi chaque Motorolan d'être la version la plus authentique de lui-même dans ses responsabilités afin de tenir la promesse d'un monde plus sécuritaire.

Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à notre communauté mais croyez que vous ne possédez pas toutes les exigences requises pour le poste convoité, nous aimerions tout de même connaître les raisons pour lesquelles vous pensez être un excellent candidat pour notre équipe.

Nous offrons également des mesures d'adaptation pendant toutes les étapes du processus d'embauche afin de favoriser l'inclusion des personnes vivant avec un  handicap physique et/ou mental. Pour demander un aménagement, veuillez remplir ce formulaire d'aménagement raisonnable afin que nous puissions vous aider.

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