Senior Wireless Communication Systems Engineer

Company Overview

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Department Overview

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.

Job Description

THE OPPORTUNITY

Silvus Technologies is seeking a Senior Wireless Communication Systems Engineer who will report to the R&D Director Communications Systems on the Research & Development (R&D) team. The successful individual in this role participates in all phases of wireless technology projects including planning design implementation prototyping verification and validation.

This position is 100% onsite Monday through Friday at Silvus Technologies Engineering and R&D Office in Irvine CA near the vibrant Irvine Spectrum.

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

• 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.
• Infrequent travel to support customer interactions or test and demonstration events.
• Perform other related duties of which the above is representative.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• M.S. or Ph.D. in the field of wireless communications and signal processing.
• Minimum 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 andall 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.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• 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.

Basic Requirements

• M.S. or Ph.D. in the field of wireless communications and signal processing.
• Minimum 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 andall 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.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.

Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

Domestic

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Our :

• Incentive Bonus Plans

• Medical Dental Visionbenefits

• 401K with Company Match

• 10 Paid Holidays

• GenerousPaidTime Off Packages

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

• PaidParental & Family Leave

• and more!

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 youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.

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