System Engineer, Appliance Solutions

Job Description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a motivated System Engineer with a strong background in product design to join our Appliance Solutions team. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical professional who bridges the gap between hardware architecture, circuit-level reliability, and system optimization for our high-performance NVR and AI appliances.

As a key member of the System Application Engineering team, you will contribute to our core hardware platforms by validating OEM/ODM electronic designs, identifying system bottlenecks, and ensuring our appliances meet the rigorous power and thermal demands of 24/7 surveillance environments.

The ideal candidate is an architect mindset 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:

• Support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, focusing on hardware validation, benchmarking, and workload characterization for AI and video throughput.

• Perform complex bottleneck analysis and system-level troubleshooting, including identifying issues at both the component/PCB level and within the OS/driver layer.

• Develop and maintain automated scalability and performance test environments using a mix of hardware and software tools.

• Review and contribute to high level component design to ensure hardware reliability.

• Collaborate with software teams to optimize driver configurations and OS settings (Windows/Linux) for maximum hardware throughput.

• Assist in managing technical relationships with Tier 1 OEM/ODM hardware partners, reviewing their engineering designs and firmware for compliance with Motorola standards.

• Participate in the end-to-end product delivery lifecycle, ensuring project scope and schedules are met from design engagement through to mass production.

• 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 1+ years in Hardware design and 1+ 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).

• 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: $80,000 CAD - $100,000 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.

NOTE: This position is based in Vancouver, BC and the candidate must reside in the Greater Vancouver Area as you will be required to go into the office on a hybrid work schedule (minimum of two days a week).

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelors degree with 1+ years in Hardware and Software design experience

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

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.

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