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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.\nDepartment Overview\nMotorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.Job Description\nThis is a senior level product design and development position intended for those with relevant work experience in designing and manufacturing support of highly sophisticated and reliable communications infrastructure for professional and mission critical markets. Engineers in this position will function primarily as a mechanical engineer in large and/or complex team projects, as well as an individual contributor on smaller tasks and assignments. This role would also support method and process improvements on existing product lines. Responsibilities include:\nPreparing concept and prototype designs of mechanical systems as well as hands on design and analysis of individual parts and components, that meets customer requirements and expectations, reliability and robustness requirements, manufacturing processes and safety guidelines \nDesigning and conducting experiments using statistical tools and techniques to confirm analyses, evaluating new or existing designs to conform to product specifications. \nWorking with suppliers and commodity teams to meet cost and lead-times goals for tooling and piece parts.\nModeling complex component and assembly designs using advanced 3D CAD tools, and interpreting and generating 2D drawings per mechanical drafting standards. \nUnderstanding of tolerances and effects on design.\nSetting up and maintaining bills of materials and releasing mechanical prints. Supporting prototype/pilot builds. \nPerforming mechanical verification tests per products specifications and writing test reports .\nCompiling information for user manuals and/or instruction sheets\nDuring the development phase of a project, the candidate would work closely with other engineering groups, suppliers and the factories in Mexico, Malaysia, or Elgin, Illinois. Some travel may be required.\nExperience designing: cast metals, sheet metal/stampings, injection molded plastics and compression molded rubbers, cables and connectors, and rigid and flexible printed circuit boards. Knowledge of DFA / DFM requirements is desirable. \nHands-on experience and high proficiency with Creo Parametric (Pro/Engineer) 3D modeling and surfacing software, or equivalent, to design complex components and assemblies.\nExperience with tolerance analysis and effects on design (6-sigma design methodology a plus).\nStrong analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to perform hand or FEA calculations for stress and thermal is required. Demonstrated experience in Finite Element Analysis for structural and heat transfer applications highly desireable.\nWorks autonomously but able to work effectively with other engineers within mechanical and other disciplines (electrical engineering, industrial design, product marketing, manufacturing, etc…).\nAbility to manage multiple concurrent design projects.\nGenerates concise and comprehensive design and test report documents.\nSummarizes complex technical concepts clearly.\nGood writing and communication skills.\nBasic Requirements\nBachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.\nMinimum of 3 years of product development experience in the design and development of mechanics for highly reliable electronics products.\nTravel Requirements\n10-25%Relocation Provided\nNonePosition Type\nExperiencedReferral Payment Plan\nNoOur U.S. Benefits include:\nIncentive Bonus Plans\n\nMedical, Dental, Vision benefits\n\n401K with Company Match\n\n10 Paid Holidays\n\nGenerous Paid Time Off Packages\n\nEmployee Stock Purchase Plan\n\nPaid Parental & Family Leave\n\nand more!\n\nEEO Statement\nMotorola 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.\nWe 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.\nWe’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. 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