Associate Director of Embedded Software Engineering

Motorola Solutions

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Los Angeles, CAIrvine, CA
Salary
$200,000–$250,000 / yr
Posted
134 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) is a leading American technology company providing mission-critical communications, video security, and analytics for public safety and enterprise customers.

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TL;DR · Associate Director of Embedded Software Engineering

The Associate Director of Embedded Software Engineering joins the Engineering Group to lead a team in developing MANET radios and advanced R&D projects. This role involves managing engineers while overseeing the development of device drivers, board support packages, networking functions, encryption, and security features. The individual will build software for MAC protocols, mobile ad-hoc networking routing, wireless multicast protocols, network management interfaces, and audio streaming applications. Key technical requirements include expertise in C programming, Linux kernel driver development, and secureboot on AMD UltraScale+ MPSoC or Microchip Polarfire SoC products. Candidates should possess skills in Bash, Python, and various networking protocols like IPsec, IGMP, and SNMP. The role addresses the challenge of providing reliable, self-healing mesh networks for mission-critical applications in defense, law enforcement, and public safety environments where secure connectivity is essential.

What you'll do

  • Lead a team of engineers and manage their success on assigned projects.
  • Develop device drivers and board support packages for embedded systems.
  • Develop MAC layer software and mobile ad-hoc networking routing protocols.
  • Create efficient wireless multicast protocols and network management software.
  • Implement security protocols, encryption algorithms, and ensure regulatory compliance like NIST FIPS 140-3.
  • Design and develop audio streaming and push-to-talk voice applications.
  • Improve engineering processes, product quality, reliability, and performance across the team.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or relevant engineering fields.
  • Minimum 8 years of relevant embedded system software development experience.
  • Experience leading a team of engineers to perform hands-on development.
  • Strong expertise in C programming.
  • Expertise in board support package and secureboot in AMD UltraScale+ MPSoC and/or Microchip Polarfire SoC based products.
  • Linux kernel driver development expertise.
  • Expertise in network configurations and programming.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen due to government contract requirements.

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