Hybrid Staff Hardware Engineer

at Flock Safety

• Job title: Staff Hardware Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $142,000 - $194,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Atlanta, United States

About the role

• Hardware Engineer developing electronics for aviation products at Flock Safety. Collaborating with teams to shape designs and scale manufacturing efforts.

Responsibilities

• Flock Safety is looking for a Hardware Engineer to develop electronics for Flock’s new and existing Aviation products.
• You will help shape the design, the implementation, and the effort to scale manufacturing.
• This role will make an outsized impact by contributing to the electrical design of one of Flock Safety's newest and most important product lines.
• You will work closely with internal and external engineering teams to deliver peerless, best-in-class aviation products.

Requirements

• BSEE with 5+ years of experience in industry and strong fundamentals
• Design, prototype, or integrate custom electronics for drone airframe platforms including PCBs, cabling and harnesses, power distribution, sensors, communication modules, and battery management.
• Strong foundation in drone airframe design for manufacturability best practices, successful production release, and manufacturing optimization
• Proven track record in airframe system integration including avionics, sensor modules, cameras, batteries, and wireless (GPS, cellular, wifi) modules into drone airframes.
• Strong foundation implementing a flight controller with an ensemble of peripheral control sensors such as IMUs, airspeed sensors, propulsion motor feedback.
• Select and optimize sensors such as IMUs, magnetometers, and current monitors.
• Perform component creation, schematic capture, and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Proficiency in both low and high voltage power systems such as battery packs, charging solutions, and DC/DC regulators.
• Partner closely with mechanical and software teams to ensure designs meet safety, performance, and environmental standards.
• Support prototype builds. Make iterative improvements to a given module to investigate the problem space and refine performance.
• Write and execute signal and power integrity test plans for industry standard phase gates such as EVT, DVT, PVT, and MP.
• Debug, rework and troubleshoot hardware or firmware issues during development and field testing.
• Manage EMI/EMC testing and compliance processes to meet regulatory standards for industrial drone airframes (FCC, CE, UL, etc.).
• Comfortable and excited to work in a startup environment with strong sense of ownership.

Benefits

• Flexible PTO: We seriously mean it, plus 11 company holidays.
• Fully-paid health benefits plan for employees: including Medical, Dental, and Vision and an HSA match.
• Family Leave: All employees receive 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave. Birthing parents are eligible for an additional 6-8 weeks of physical recovery time.
• Fertility & Family Benefits: We have partnered with Maven, a complete digital health benefit for starting and raising a family. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
• Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.
• Caregiver Support: We have partnered with Cariloop to provide our employees with caregiver support.
• Carta Tax Advisor: Employees receive 1:1 sessions with Equity Tax Advisors who can address individual grants, model tax scenarios, and answer general questions.
• ERGs: We want all employees to thrive and feel like they belong at Flock. We offer three ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, and Melanin Motion. If you are interested in talking to a representative from one of these, please let your recruiter know.
• WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.
• Productivity Stipend: $250 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo, Grammarly and so much more.
• Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.