Hardware Design Engineer
Eliminate Crime. Build Community.
Flock Safety provides the first public safety operating system that empowers private communities and law enforcement to work together to eliminate crime. We are committed to protecting human privacy and mitigating bias in policing with the development of best-in-class technology rooted in ethical design, which unites civilians and public servants in pursuit of a safer, more equitable society.
Our Safety-as-a-Service approach includes affordable devices powered by LTE and solar that can be installed anywhere. Our technology detects and captures objective details, decodes evidence in real-time and delivers investigative leads into the hands of those who matter.
While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fun relationships even when we are physically apart. Our flock of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta and operates nationwide. We have raised approximately 250M in venture capital including a recent Series D round by Andreessen Horowitz. Now surpassing a 1B valuation, Flock is scaling quickly and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of eliminating crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.
About the opportunity
Flock is looking for an experienced Hardware Design Engineer to add to our Hardware Engineering team. This team is responsible for all physical design, testing, and hardware product quality. This role will make an impact by contributing to the electrical design of the Flock Safety camera and its associated peripheral components. You will work closely with internal and external engineering teams to deliver high quality, mission critical cameras.
How You Will Take Flight With Flock
- Contribute to PCBA and component level electrical design
- Take products from concept to production and will support introduction into manufacturing environment
- Design products for continuous use in demanding environments
- Specify, conduct, and support design validation testing
- Create and review technical drawings and documentation
Technology you’ll be working with:
- Multicore android processors, BLE system-on-chips, MEMS sensors
- CMOS cameras, motion capture sensors
- Lithium ion batteries, solar panels, and solar charge controllers
- Buck, boost, AC/DC, and linear power regulators
About You
- Minimum of five years experience in the following areas:
- PCB level design
- ECAD (we use Altium)
- Designing for high volume electronics assembly and manufacturing test
- Familiarity with wireless products is preferred
Why join the Flock?
When you join the Flock, you are joining a diverse team of passionate, ambitious, intelligent people that put team over self. We offer competitive salary (commensurate with experience), equity in the company, take what you need vacation policy, and the opportunity to grow your career at a fast-paced, high growth mission-driven startup. We genuinely care about the well-being of our employees both in and out of the office and understand the importance of work/life balance. We’d love for you to join us in the fight to eliminate crime, one community at a time.