Electronics Design Engineer

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.

Would you like to join an incredibly talented group of people, doing very challenging work, with the prime directive of “Keeping Our Heroes Connected”?

THE OPPORTUNITY

Silvus is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer who will report to the Team Lead, Electronics Design on the Hardware Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will participate in the development of Silvus’ MANET radios and other advanced R&D projects with an emphasis on Electronics Hardware/PCBA design.

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.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion. 

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Component selection, schematic capture and PCB design of multi-layer PCBs (4-12 layers).

• Wiring diagram creation for radio wiring harnesses

• Validate that new PCB and harness designs meet design requirements

• Follow best practices to achieve successful mixed signal PCB and harness design.

• Define PCB stack up, materials, and design rules to meet performance requirements and manufacturing feasibility.

• Perform hardware bring-up, test, and root cause analysis on the bench, using common lab equipment.

• Work with PCB Designers, Software, FPGA, and RF teams for system-level implementation.

• Ensure designs do not produce EMI and are well isolated in high EMI environments.

• Perform other duties as assigned by a supervisor.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field.

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in multi-layer PCB design.

• Experience implementing digital communication peripherals at a hardware level, such as USB 2.0, Ethernet, I2C, and RS232.

• Experience designing power supply circuitry.

• Strong familiarity with test equipment such as DMM, bench top supply, oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience with Altium Designer.

• Competency with simulation tools for high speed digital design and power supply design.

• Proven experience with Xilinx FPGAs, SoCs and the Vivado IDE.

• Experience with audio or video codecs.

• Knowledge of compliance standards such as FCC, CE Mark and MIL-STD-461.

• Experience with MATLAB, Python, and/or C.

• Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.

• Problem-solving, data analysis, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

WORKING CONDITIONS & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Office environment.

• Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to do the following:

  • Lift equipment up to 20 lbs. for the set-up of demonstrations and testing.

  • Perform bending and reaching movements to place items on lower and higher shelves.

  • Kneeling or squatting to access lower shelves.

  • Walking/Moving in the labs.

COMPENSATION: $100,000 - $130,000 / annually

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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.

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or closely related field.

• Minimum two (2) years of experience in multi-layer PCB design.

• Experience implementing digital communication peripherals at a hardware level, such as USB 2.0, Ethernet, I2C, and RS232.

• Under 10%