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Senior Engineering Manager, Systems Integration

Motorola Solutions

Elgin, ILFull-time$130–175K/yrPosted 5mo agoStill listed today

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Compensation
$130–175K/yr
Location
Elgin, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Motorola Solutions seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead its systems engineering team through the staging lifecycle, including system integration, verification, validation, and customer system testing. The role bridges hardware, software, and AI disciplines and oversees team development, resource planning, cross-functional collaboration, risk mitigation, process improvement, and project execution. The position is onsite in Elgin, Illinois.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Systems Design, requiredProduct Development, requiredTeam Leadership, requiredStrategic Thinking, requiredInfluence Management, requiredCommunication, requiredTwo-Way Radio Systems, nice to havePublic Safety Services, nice to haveAI-Integrated Wearable Platforms, nice to haveSystems Engineering, nice to haveRequirements Elicitation, nice to haveSystem Architecture, nice to haveSystem Integration, nice to haveGoogle Applications, nice to haveGoogle AI Applications, nice to have

Qualifications

10+ Years Systems Design or Product Development, required4+ Years Management or Leadership, requiredBachelor's in Systems, Electrical, Computer Engineering or Related, requiredSix Sigma Green or Black Belt, nice to haveMaster's Degree or MBA, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

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 We are a staging facility responsible for designing, programming, optimizing, testing, and demonstrating two-way radio systems to our public safety and commercial market customers. These demonstrations are performed for customers onsite as an important part of Factory Acceptance. Job Description Role Overview Lead the systems engineering team through the staging lifecycle, managing all phases in system integration, verification, validation, and successful customer system testing. You will play a pivotal role in bridging hardware, software, and AI disciplines to ensure our complex product ecosystems stage seamlessly and efficiently.

  • Lead and Develop: Cultivate a high-performing engineering team by managing performance reviews, providing mentorship, and driving strategic career growth and competency development.

  • Resource Management: Develop measurable metrics to drive resources required for project systems integration needs for the business.

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Program Management, Operations, Field SI, and GenAI teams to execute system requirements, and ensure cohesive integration across all disciplines.

  • Architectural Leadership: Engage with front-end and architecture teams to optimize system integration processes, and drive technical maturation related.

  • Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify, mitigate, and address technical risks across schedule, cost, safety, quality, reliability, and robustness.

  • Process Excellence: Drive departmental initiatives for engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation.

  • Project Execution: Oversee engineering processes, establishing realistic schedules, monitoring critical milestones, and ensuring alignment with overarching program goals.

Qualifications

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. A Master’s degree (MS or MBA) is a strong plus.

  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in systems design and/or product development, with a minimum of 4-5 years in a management or leadership role.

  • Track Record: Proven ability to lead a team in a complex, fast-paced environment.

  • Leadership Skills: Strong leadership, decisive strategic thinking, influence management, and excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) to work effectively across all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with two-way radio communication systems, public safety services, or AI-integrated wearable platforms.

  • Deep understanding of systems engineering principles, requirements elicitation, system architecture, and integration.

  • Proficient in Google Applications – Google Sheets, Docs, Slides, and Drive.

  • Proficient in Google AI Applications - LM Notebook, Gems, Apps Script

  • Certification: Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.

  • Track Record: Proven ability to lead a team in a complex, fast-paced environment.

  • Leadership Skills: Strong leadership, decisive strategic thinking, influence management, and excellent communication skills (both written and verbal) to work effectively across all levels of the organization.

  • A Master’s degree (MS or MBA) is a strong plus.

Position is onsite in Elgin, IL.

Target Base Salary Range: $130,000 - $175,000 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.

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Basic Requirements

  • Education: Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

  • Experience: 10+ years of experience in systems design and/or product development, with a minimum of 4+ years in a management or leadership role.

Travel Requirements Under 10% Relocation Provided None Position Type Experienced Referral Payment Plan Yes Our 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.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

How this job compares

Set against the 2,258 open Engineering Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$130–175K/yr
  • Illinois median$141–217K/yr49 salary ranges
  • US median$146–264K/yr1,830 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $153K, is 15% below the Illinois median midpoint ($180K) — in the lowest quarter of Engineering Management salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 55 open Engineering Management jobs in Illinois and 2,258 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
This posting asks for at least 10 years of experience; Engineering Management postings that state a minimum ask for 8 years at the median (1,902 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 855 of the 2,258 open Engineering Management jobs (38%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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