Customer Support Engineer
Job Summary
Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were 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 thats 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
At CRFS (A Motorola Solutions Company) we create the worlds most advanced technology for monitoring the radio spectrum. We are looking for a highly capable hands-on Customer Support Engineer to join our team in Cambridge and serve as a vital technical link for systems that keep people safer this role you will combine engineering problem-solving and proactive customer advocacy to ensure our global clients and partners get the absolute most out of our mission-critical RF spectrum monitoring systems
Job Description
The Customer Support Engineer provides first-line technical support for CRFS products championing global customers and channel partners. This role blends hands-on engineering problem-solving proactive customer engagement and cross-functional collaboration to deliver timely high-quality technical assistance for mission-critical RF spectrum monitoring systems.
Acting as a pivotal interface between our external users and internal engineering and product teams this position ensures customer issues technical feedback and feature requests are accurately captured analyzed and progressed.
Key Responsibilities
Customer Support & Issue Resolution
Primary Contact: Serve as the first-line technical point of contact for global customers and partners via the support ticketing system.
System Triage: Deliver comprehensive support across the RFeye product ecosystem including hardware software and integrated systems.
Technical Diagnosis: Investigate and diagnose complex issues spanning RF sensors spectrum monitoring software network topologies and system configurations.
Live Troubleshooting: Facilitate remote debug sessions and technical workshops to resolve active customer roadblocks.
Customer Care: Maintain professional empathetic and clear communication under pressure aligning with a first-response target of 24 hours.
Operational Support Activities
Process Adherence: Follow established Customer Support procedures while proactively identifying operational areas that require clarification or improvement.
License Management: Generate track and securely store digital licenses for RFeye software products.
RMA Tracking: Log and track customer Return Merchandise Authorizations (RMAs) in alignment with internal supply chain workflows.
Data Integrity: Ensure all support interactions troubleshooting steps and resolutions are precisely documented within the designated business systems.
Escalation Path: Escalate unresolved technical issues to higher-tier engineering teams providing comprehensive context log analysis and reproducible data.
Collaboration & Internal Feedback Loop
Voice of the Customer: Log track and internally champion customer-requested software features and bug fixes.
Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner closely with Field Application Engineers (FAEs) Development and Test teams to accelerate complex issue resolution.
Product Optimisation: Provide actionable feedback to product teams regarding recurring software bugs system usability gaps or documentation shortcomings.
Documentation & Knowledge Management
Knowledge Creation: Create and maintain customer-facing application notes technical how-to guides and reference documentation.
Continuous Improvement: Review user documentation regularly to identify gaps propose technical updates and build out internal knowledge bases for the team.
Travel & On-Site Engagement
Field Support: Travel occasionally to customer or partner sites to support unique system deployments or advanced troubleshooting initiatives.
Expected Competencies and Behaviours
Effective Communication: Demonstrates exceptional written and verbal communication skills with an ability to translate complex RF and networking issues into clear client updates.
Inquisitive Mindset: Possesses a natural curiosity and enthusiasm for learning specialized hardware software and radio frequency concepts.
Structured Problem Solving: Applies strong analytical thinking to replicate customer environments and execute root-cause analysis.
Customer Advocacy: Takes personal ownership of incoming issues from initial logging through to successful resolution.
Collaboration & Flexibility: Thrives in a dynamic fast-paced team environment adapting seamlessly to changing priorities and shifting technical scenarios.
Attention to Detail: Maintains a high level of professionalism reliability and precision when logging technical data and handling configurations.
Basic Requirements
Basic Requirements
Essential Qualifications and Technical Skills
Education & Experience: A university degree in Engineering Physics Computer Science or a related scientific discipline (or equivalent practical hands-on experience).
RF Fundamentals: A solid foundational understanding of Radio Frequency (RF) principles and common signal modulation methods.
Networking Concepts: Knowledge of basic networking principles topologies and troubleshooting/configuration methods.
Linux Operating Systems: Familiarity with Linux operating environments including basic command-line navigation and log retrieval.
Problem-Solving Mindset: A practical logical approach to diagnosing system issues and executing root-cause analysis.
Technical Curiosity: An inherent passion for technology often demonstrated through personal tinkering hobbyist electronics or building/configuring hardware platforms (e.g. Raspberry Pi home networking setups or amateur radio).
Desirable / Beneficial Knowledge
RF Geolocation: Awareness of direction finding and geolocation concepts such as Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA).
RF Instrumentation: Exposure to spectrum analyzers signal identification software or RF monitoring tools.
Customer Support: Previous experience in a technical helpdesk customer-facing support engineering or field services role.
Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
ExperiencedReferral Payment Plan
YesCompany
Motorola Solutions UK LimitedEEO 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 youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.
Required Experience:
IC
About Company
Motorola Solutions, Inc., incorporated on March 9, 1973, is a provider of communication infrastructure, devices, accessories, software and services. The Company operates through two segments: Products and Services. It serves global customer base spanning federal, state, county, provin ... View more