Engineering Technician

Location: Cambridge, UK (ZUK140)

Time Type: Full time

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

CRFS, a Motorola Solutions company, is a global pioneer in advanced radio frequency (RF) technology, specializing in cutting-edge spectrum monitoring, geolocation, and electronic warfare solutions. Headquartered in Cambridge, UK, we design and build high-performance hardware and software—such as our industry-leading RFeye ecosystem—that empowers military forces, national security agencies, and spectrum regulators to detect, analyze, and exploit RF signals in the world's most complex environments. When you join our team, you’re directly contributing to the technologies that ensure spectrum dominance, protect critical infrastructure, and safeguard global communications.
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Engineer to deliver singular, non-product-line-specific internal and customer projects, and to provide targeted engineering support to Systems Engineering delivery pods when required.

Job Description

This role focuses on one-off integrations, bespoke customer solutions, internal engineering projects, and short-notice disruptive work that must be delivered quickly and safely without impacting core product delivery.

Typical projects include integration of RF receivers into payloads for manned and unmanned platforms (e.g. drones and vehicles), internal tooling or platform adaptations, and customer-specific deployments. The role requires strong hands-on engineering capability, sound system judgement, and effective customer interaction.

Core Responsibilities

• End-to-End Projects: Manage small, one-off projects from initial scoping through to testing and delivery.
• Hands-on Integration: Integrate RF and power systems into various platforms (drones, vehicles, etc.) and ensure they actually work in the field.
• Team Support: Jump into "Systems Pods" during peak times to help with debugging, prototype builds, and unblocking technical hurdles.
• Customer Interaction: Meet with clients to understand their needs, conduct RF surveys, and demonstrate completed systems.
• Documentation: Keep simple, "fit-for-purpose" records of your builds and tests so others can follow your work.

Basic Requirements

What We’re Looking For

• Education: A degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecoms, Robotics, or a similar field.
• RF Knowledge: You understand RF principles and have experience using test equipment like spectrum analysers.
• System Building: Experience integrating tech into physical platforms (manned or unmanned) and designing basic power distribution.
• Clearance: Must be eligible for UK SC Clearance (UK Eyes Only).
• Mindset: You’re a problem-solver who enjoys variety. You can work independently but know when to ask the wider engineering team for a steer.

Nice-to-Haves (Not Dealbreakers)

• Knowledge of EMC/EMI qualification or environmental testing.
• Familiarity with CAD (SolidWorks) for mechanical tweaks.
• Knowledge of industry standards like MIL-STD or DEF-STAN.

Working Environment

• Location: A mix of lab, office, and manufacturing space.
• Travel: Occasional travel for site visits, field testing, and customer installs.
• Flexibility: While mostly standard hours, we occasionally need a "final push" to meet project deadlines.

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

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes.
• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays. 
• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
• Employee stock purchase plan.
• Life assurance.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
• Well known companies discount scheme.

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Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

Company

Motorola Solutions UK 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.