Embedded Software Engineer

Company Overview

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.

Department Overview

Innovation is the oxygen of our company, and in 2023, we invested more than US$850 million in research and development (R&D). We’re now opening a new Research & Development Centre in Cork, Ireland focused on designing software for the company’s comprehensive land mobile radio (LMR) portfolio, with plans for expansion across other technologies in the future.

Motorola Solutions’ ecosystem of technologies is centred on safety and security, with LMR representing a foundational core. The company has deployed more than 13,000 LMR networks worldwide, trusted by governments and enterprises for highly secure communications designed to work in the most extreme conditions. Modernised with broadband and advanced data applications, LMR remains at the forefront of providing public safety agencies with the communications they rely on and need.

You’ll be part of our diverse and experienced global team, developing meaningful solutions that support thousands of public safety agencies and enterprises worldwide in solving complex safety and security challenges. Come join our team to work on real-world projects with a real-world impact.

Job Description

We're looking for software engineers who are passionate about embedded systems and keen to apply their expertise to our dynamic team. Your contributions will be instrumental in advancing our portfolio of communication devices, ensuring we provide our customers with innovative and reliable products.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Work in an Agile/Scrum team to design, implement, and test new two-way radio products and features

• Analyze software requirements to determine feasibility of design within quality assurance, time and cost constraints

• Teamwork in a multi-site, world-wide development environment

• Use secure programming practices to create mission critical and reusable software

• Participation in peer reviews

• Develop intellectual property

• Finding, tracking, and repairing device software defects

• Create and execute unit, integration, system, load, and acceptance tests

• Contribute to the improvement of existing mature software development processes

Basic Requirements

Preferred skills:

• Good understanding of C++ or C

• Good understanding of Object Orientated programming using Java or Python

• Experience in real-time embedded software

• Strong communication and problem solving skills

• Experience using version control; Git is a plus

• Experience with Linux is a plus

• Experience in communications protocols (USB, TCP/IP, BT, LTE, WiFi) is a plus

• Experience in Test Driven Development is a plus

• Experience with the use of test equipment such as logic analyzers, serial data analyzers, oscilloscopes etc.) is a plus

• Experience with embedded development/debug tools (such as emulators/JTAG, etc.) is a plus

Basic requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree required; major in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering ​

• Prior relevant experience in team software development/testing experience.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes

• 24 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays

• Attractive Master Trust pension arrangement

• Flexible working options

• Private medical care

• Life assurance  

• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities

• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.

• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days

• Family friendly policies

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Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

New Grad

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Company

Motorola Solutions Ireland Limited

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.