Presales Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 30, 2026. Motorola Solutions scores A on the Alion truth index.
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
At Motorola Solutions, we are solving for safer every day. In our never-ending pursuit to help keep people safe everywhere, our Presale Engineering Team applies our Public Safety ecosystem of technologies focused on Critical Communications, Video Security, and the Command Center from ideation to creation, challenge to resolution. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property, and places. Our solutions enable the collaboration between public safety agencies and enterprises that’s critical for a proactive approach to safety and security. The Presales Engineering Team is the technical lifeblood of the Sales Organization. Our engineers bring to life the innovative solutions that make a difference in the moments that matter. And we do so with a sense of mission, purpose, innovation, inclusion, and accountability.Job Description
The Presale Systems Engineer partners closely with customers and the sales team, delivering customer-driven, world-class, leading-edge, end-to-end solutions that rise to the challenges of first responder, government, and non first responder customers within the US Federal Government Civilian and Law Enforcement customer base. Working within a team of sales, service, engineering, and technical support resources, the Presale Systems Engineer is the overall owner of a solution’s technical design, ensuring we meet our customers’ needs.
The engineering team supports the entire ecosystem and concentrates on the following mission-critical technologies at various levels of complexity:
Public safety grade mobile voice and data networks
Advanced mobile devices
Public safety mobile broadband networks and devices
Integrated command and control software
Mobile and fixed video solutions
Responsibilities:
Customer requirements discovery
Technology strategy development
End-to-end system architecture design
Proposal development
Internal and external technical presentations
Equipment and software solution demos, including configuration and testing
Qualifications:
Bachelor's Degree preferably in Engineering, Electrical or Computer Engineering strongly desired
OR 3+ years of experience in one of the following: Sales, Pre Sales, Project Management, Engineering, Public Safety experience
Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain a necessary security clearance as required by government contract
Present complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences and makes them understandable
Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Experience with wireless communications fundamentals and voice/data architectures - both public and private (e.g. APCO P25, LTE, 802.11, 3GPP 4G/5G, FirstNet/Frontline) - highly desirable
Experience with Cloud (FedRAMP), IP networking architecture, protocols and security highly desirable
Knowledge of RF coverage predictions, microwave design, traffic/capacity modeling, and related toolsets an asset
This position is subject to working in high security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers.
Location/Travel:
Ability to work in the Linthicum Heights, MD office a minimum of 3 days a week
Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time
Target Base Salary Range: $70,000 - $100,000 USD
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.
Basic Requirements
Bachelors Degree
OR 3+ years of experience in one of the following: Sales, Pre Sales, Project Management, Engineering, Public Safety experience
Must be a U.S. citizen with ability to obtain a necessary security clearance as required by government contract
Travel Requirements
Under 25%Relocation Provided
NonePosition Type
ExperiencedReferral Payment Plan
YesOur U.S. Benefits include:
Incentive Bonus Plans
Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401K with Company Match
10 Paid Holidays
Generous Paid Time Off Packages
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Paid Parental & 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 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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