Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) – Test Systems & Tooling

Location: Cork, Ireland (ZEI15)

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. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Department Description
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 are looking for a Senior SDET who views testing as an engineering challenge. You will be designing and building the sophisticated test infrastructure required to validate ASTRO P25 hardware and software. You are responsible for engineering the tools that guarantee reliability for the mission-critical communications used by global emergency services. This is a high-impact role for an engineer who enjoys building custom tooling, working with hardware-software interfaces, and improving engineering velocity through sophisticated automation.

Responsibilities

• Architect Test Infrastructure: Design, develop, and maintain our proprietary in-house test frameworks and hardware-abstraction layers.

• Tooling Development: Build internal tools and libraries that enable developers and testers to interact with RF components and Android system services.

• Android Systems Automation: Lead the technical strategy for Android testing using Appium, focusing on deep-system integration rather than just UI flows.

• Infrastructure as Code: Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (GitLab/Jenkins) to ensure quality is a gate, not a post-process.

• Data Engineering: Design data models to capture low-level test telemetry and build high-level dashboards for product health visibility.

• Technical Leadership: Act as a bridge between Software Development and QA, mentoring the team on design patterns, code review standards, and system architecture.

Basic Requirements

• Software Engineering Foundation: B.S. in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering with a strong grasp of data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.

• Advanced Coding: Proficiency in Java, Python, C#, or C++. You should be comfortable contributing to a production codebase, not just writing scripts.

• Systems Thinking: 4+ years of experience building custom test harnesses, frameworks, or developer tools from the ground up.

• Mobile & Hardware Context: Experience with Selenium or Appium (specifically for Android) and an interest in (or experience with) hardware/RF interaction.

• Linux/Unix Proficiency: Comfortable working in shell environments, managing processes, and debugging at the OS level.

• CI/CD Mastery: Experience configuring and optimizing pipelines in Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.

Technical Skill Set

• Framework Design: Experience moving beyond "record and playback" tools to building modular, keyword-driven, or data-driven frameworks (e.g., PyTest, TestNG, Robot Framework, or custom wrappers).

• Protocol Knowledge: Familiarity with how software communicates with hardware (Serial, USB, TCP/IP, or RF protocols).

Nice to Have

• RF Knowledge: Previous experience with RF technologies

• Android Internals: Knowledge of ADB, Fastboot, and Android system architecture.

• Machine Learning: Experience using ML for intelligent failure analysis or log classification.

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Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

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.