COEE Presales System Engineer (Summer 2025 Internship)

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Chicago, IL
Hybrid
Internship
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The Role
The COEE Presales System Engineer internship involves assisting Systems Engineers in designing communication solutions, generating equipment lists, performing radio coverage analysis, and providing consultative guidance to customers. Interns will gradually take on larger projects and responsibilities, aimed at preparing them for full-time positions after graduation.
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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 OverviewThe Center of Excellence Engineering Team supports our network of Channel Partners in designing solutions for their customers. The CoEE Team is the conduit for Channel Partners to obtain help in generating proposals, including equipment lists, proposal text and coverage studies . CoEE develops and maintains tools to enable quick turn proposals to be generated for a variety of system types.
Job Description

The Pre-Sales Systems Engineer is the architect and owner of solution design. This includes development, design, evaluation, and modification of system solutions and architecture to meet customer requirements. This includes:

  • Equipment list generation
  • Description of system design, including diagrams
  • Understanding customer requirements
  • Radio Coverage design and analysis
  • Calculation of power and networking requirements
  • Participation in proposal reviews and contract negotiations
  • Consultative guidance to customers and sales team
  • Usage of the Google Suite Platform

Our Company has an outstanding track record of success and strives to build long term relationships with our customers. Customer satisfaction is given great emphasis and we strive to build a trusted advisory relationship with every customer.

Our internship students assist Systems Engineers in all aspects of their work. We start out with the basics with small project assignments. We gradually give you larger projects with more responsibilities. Our goal for our internship is to develop excellent candidates for full time system engineering positions upon graduation.

Here is a description of the responsibilities of a Communication Systems Engineer where we will strive to develop your capabilities. 

Our System Engineers design radio communication solutions, from the conceptual phases through to implementation that meet customer's requirements. They consult with the customer to determine their requirements to design the best solution to meet their needs. In cooperation with the sales, product development, and project management they develop technical strategies and generate proposals to customers presenting Motorola's solution. They provide coordination with the design and planning of the customer solutions using advanced technologies and provide technical support throughout the pre-sales phase of the project. This involves coverage and antenna site selection, frequency planning, interference analysis, design of system architecture, equipment selection, proposal generation, and presentations of proposed solutions to customer. System Engineers are then engaged in the implementation of these solutions as originally conceived. They take responsibility for all technical aspects of the assigned project from award until system acceptance. This involves implementation planning, system acceptance testing, coverage testing, and system staging. Travel is required for customer meetings, system staging, system implementation, and training. 

Our engineers also work to ensure that our sales professionals and customers are kept up to date on the latest technology offerings from Motorola Solutions and their relevance to customer needs. Our Senior Engineers support their colleagues to enhance both individual and group competencies, including mentoring junior system engineers. We expect our engineers to operate as professionals and take responsibility for their development including professional and technical skills needed for their success as an engineer.

**Preferred Candidates will live in Illinois**


Basic Requirements

  • Must be pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree with a Graduation date on or after December 2025


Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Intern

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 email [email protected].

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
21,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 1928

What We Do

Motorola Solutions builds and connects 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.

Why Work With Us

We are a global family of driven, dynamic people who inspire and support everyone around us to be the best version of themselves. We embrace a “people first” philosophy – and are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of caring and inclusiveness. Are you ready to join our team and be a part of a close-knit community in a big company?

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We believe that the next big idea can come from anyone, anywhere, at any time. That’s why we offer office-based, hybrid and remote working models, where Motorolans can do their best work wherever they work best.

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