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Job Title: Manufacturing Technician
Company Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Location: Greater Chicago Area, United States
Position Type: Full Time
Post Date: 03/16/2026
Expire Date: 04/22/2026
Job Categories: Customer Service and Call Center, Education, Information Technology, Manufacturing and Production
Job Description
Manufacturing Technician

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

Mfg production technical support - direct labor department


Job Description

We are looking for a precision-driven Manufacturing Technician to support the production and testing of life-safety communication infrastructure. In this role, you will be the bridge between complex automation and high-precision communication technology. As a Manufacturing Technician, you are the frontline defender of production uptime. You will be responsible for installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting the complex automated and manual test equipment that ensures our products meet the highest quality standards before they leave the factory floor. This role sits at the intersection of hardware, software, and industrial automation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Production Support: Provide rapid-response "floor support" to minimize downtime. You’ll identify whether a failure is a "true fail" (product defect) or a "false fail" (test equipment error).

  • Automation & Systems Support: Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot automated manufacturing systems. This includes identifying mechanical, electrical, or software-based bottlenecks in the production flow.

  • Test System Maintenance: Support and optimize automated test equipment. Work closely with the engineering team to implement firmware updates and hardware upgrades. Perform scheduled preventative maintenance on test fixtures, thermal chambers, and automated handling equipment to ensure 100% accuracy.

  • Hardware Troubleshooting: Diagnose and repair electrical and mechanical failures in test racks, including replacing PCBAs, sensors, pneumatic components, and wiring harnesses including cables..

  • Documentation & Quality: Maintain meticulous records of equipment downtime, test yields, TPM, and repair logs to drive continuous improvement (CI) initiatives.

  • Software Support: Assist engineers in deploying new test scripts and debugging software-to-hardware communication issues.

Additional Qualifications:

  • PLC Basics: Understanding of Programmable Logic Controllers
    (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens,Beckhoff) that control the physical movement of products through a test cell.

  • Sensors & Actuators: Troubleshooting the "eyes and hands" of thesystem—photoelectric sensors, limit switches, and pneumatic cylinders.

  • Robotics: Basic maintenance of 6-axis or SCARA arms (e.g., FANUC, ABB) used toload/unload devices into test fixtures.

Preferred Skills & Certifications

  • Experience with IP-based networking as it relates to radio consoles and site links

  • Experience with Robotics and Motion Control

  • Expert-level use of Communication Equipment including Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, and Network Analyzers (VNA) to measure gain, loss, and impedance.

Work Environment

  • This role supports equipment used by Police, Fire, and EMS; a high degree of accountability and attention to detail is non-negotiable.

  • Must be able to lift up to 35 lbs and work in a high-tech manufacturing environment.

  • Clean climate controlled work environment

What Success Looks Like

  • Minimize "No Fault Found" (NFF): Reducing the frequency of good units being rejected due to faulty test equipment.

  • Fast MTTR: Maintaining a low Mean Time To Repair for critical test stations.

  • Continuous Improvement: Identifying "wear and tear" trends and suggesting hardware modifications to improve fixture longevity.

Target Base Salary Range: $60,000  - $70,000 

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.

#LI-MM4

#LI-ONSITE


Basic Requirements

  • 3+ years related experience
  • Education: Associates Degree in EET, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields


Travel Requirements

None


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.

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Company Description:
At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether it's helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.
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