Senior Wireless Communication Systems Engineer

Senior Wireless Communication Systems Engineer

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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.

Silvus Technologies was acquired by Motorola Solutions in 2025, and is now part of its ecosystem of safety and security technologies. With deep roots in DARPA research, Silvus Technologies develops world-class advanced communications technologies that are reshaping the tactical communications landscape. From pure line-of-sight to extreme non-line-of-sight, Silvus radios form a self-healing, self-forming mesh network, enabling secure and reliable connectivity, including video and high-bandwidth data.

Silvus Technologies is seeking a Senior Wireless Communication Systems Engineer to participate in all phases of wireless technology projects, including planning, design, implementation, prototyping, verification, and validation. This role reports to the R&D Director, Communications Systems on the Research & Development (R&D) team. This position is based at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA and is on a hybrid schedule;

a minimum of 3 days onsite per week is expected. On-site days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

• System design and requirement specification.
• Algorithmic development, simulation, implementation, and testing.
• System performance simulation, bench marking, and testing.
• Fixed point modeling and FPGA design and verification support.
• Support FPGA and Software development teams for hardware/software implementation and troubleshooting.
• Lead a team of multi-disciplinary engineers for product and feature development, as needed.
• Responsible for setting, tracking, and driving development schedules and tasks.
• Design and participate in lab and field testing and troubleshooting.
• Technical material preparation and documentation.
• Participate in R&D business development and capture efforts as needed.
• Understand current products and technologies and brainstorm with other teams for future enhancements and strategies.
• Perform other related duties of which the above are representative.
• Infrequent travel to support customer interactions or test and demonstration events.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in the field of wireless communications and signal processing.
• A minimum of 4 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems.
• Previous participation in the complete wireless technology development cycle: from design to field testing.
• Extensive knowledge and experience about RF propagation, channel modeling, and all parts of digital communication systems (e.g. RF subsystems, synchronizations, channel estimation, channel coding, etc.).
• Extensive knowledge about signal processing algorithms, MIMO, and OFDM.
• Expertise in modeling and mitigating RF impairments to signals such as AGC, phase noise, frequency/clock offset, etc.
• Experience with fixed point modeling, implementation, and verification.
• Expert in MATLAB programming and simulation.
• NOTE:
  
  Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.

• Wireless mobile ad-hoc networking, medium access, and routing algorithms.
• Cognitive radio congested and contested spectrum and interference mitigation.
• RF sensing, signal detection and classification, etc.
• Technical writing and presentation skills.

$140,000 – $200,000 / annually. This pay range is NOT a guarantee. It is based on market research and peer data and will vary depending on the candidate’s experience and qualifications.

10–25%

Domestic

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