Company: Motorola Solutions
Location: Bryanston / Bellville / South Africa (Offsite)
Type: Internship / Graduate
Travel: Under 10%
Are you a recently graduated engineer looking to launch your career in mission-critical communications technology? Motorola Solutions is offering an exciting Field Engineer Intern/Graduate opportunity for the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region — a role designed to bridge the gap between your studies and a fulfilling, impactful engineering career.
About Motorola Solutions
At Motorola Solutions, everything starts with people. As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security technology, the company builds and connects technologies that protect people, property, and places. From safer schools and hospitals to safer communities and nations, Motorola Solutions’ products and services are at the heart of critical operations worldwide. Joining the team means connecting with a mission that genuinely matters.
The Role
The Field Engineer Intern/Graduate position sits within the SSA Field Teams, operating under the International Managed and Support Services division and reporting to the Regional Services Manager for Sub-Saharan Africa. This is an entry-level, post-studies role crafted for individuals ready to step into a professional engineering environment for the first time.
The journey begins with radio repair and hands-on training, progressively expanding into full field services responsibilities. You will work alongside multi-disciplined project teams, supporting the deployment and maintenance of Motorola’s industry-leading digital radio communication systems across the region.
What You’ll Be Doing
As part of the SSA field team, your responsibilities will include:
- Providing technical support for project deployments, contributing to smaller projects or specific elements of larger, complex system rollouts.
- Proactively detecting and resolving design deviations in a timely and effective manner.
- Developing and executing test strategies and plans to verify that solutions meet both design specifications and customer requirements.
- Adhering to all applicable processes, maintaining accurate and thorough records at all times.
- Ensuring all systems comply with established quality and security standards.
- Managing and closing open technical issues to the full satisfaction of the customer.
- Building and maintaining an excellent working knowledge of public safety applications, solutions, and services.
- Sharing knowledge proactively and supporting colleagues to continuously strengthen the team’s collective competence.
What You’ll Need
Qualifications:
- A BSc or equivalent degree from an accredited university in Telecommunications, Electronic Engineering, or a related technical discipline (H.N.C or equivalent also accepted).
Skills and Knowledge:
- A solid foundation in communications solutions, applications, and system architectures.
- An understanding of Public Safety applications and solutions.
- Good communication skills, with confidence in presenting technical solutions to customers and stakeholders.
- Familiarity with complex project integration concepts, including IP, interface definition, and transmission design.
Personal Attributes:
- A collaborative team player with a positive, flexible attitude.
- Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership of assigned tasks.
- Organised, detail-oriented, and forward-thinking in your approach.
- Commercially aware and sensitive to customer needs.
- Capable of building strong interpersonal relationships across diverse teams.
Why Apply?
This is a rare opportunity to enter the world of critical communications technology with one of the most respected names in the industry. Motorola Solutions offers a people-first, community-focused culture where every team member is empowered to do their best work — and to grow with purpose.
If you believe you have what it takes to contribute to a safer world, don’t wait.
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