Who is Flock?

Flock Safety is an all-in-one technology solution to eliminate crime and keep communities safe. Our intelligent platform combines the power of communities at scale - including cities, businesses, schools, and law enforcement agencies - to shape a safer future together. Our full-service, maintenance-free technology solution is trusted by communities across the country to help solve and deter crime in the pursuit of safer communities for everyone.

Our holistic public safety platform is comprehensive and intelligent, providing the actionable evidence needed to solve, deter and reduce crime across neighborhoods, schools, businesses and entire cities. Without compromising transparency or privacy, we are turning unbiased data into objective answers.

Flock strives to offer a career-defining experience where you can also make an impact on your community. While safety is a serious business, we are a supportive team that is optimizing the remote experience to create strong and fulfilling relationships even when we are physically apart. Our group of hard-working employees thrive in a positive and inclusive environment, where a bias towards action is rewarded. 

We have raised over $700M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Bedrock Capital, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $7.5B valuation, Flock is scaling intentionally and seeking the best and brightest to help us meet our goal of reducing crime in the United States by 25% in the next three years.

The Opportunity 

Flock is committed to accelerating growth in the Drone as a First Responder (DFR) market by enhancing its in-house capabilities to build and manage DFR infrastructure. This role will play a pivotal part in supporting the development and optimization of our DFR products to better serve our customers.

The Skillset 

• A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field, with 12+ years of experience

• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems development

• Experience in MCU firmware development, including both bare-metal and RTOS-based implementations

• Experience with board bring-up, including hardware validation and firmware initialization

• Experience with common peripheral buses such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, and USB

• Experience developing mechatronic and motorized systems, such as robotics, CNC machines, automation systems, or motorized actuators

• Familiarity with debugging tools such as JTAG/SWD, logic analyzers, multimeters, and oscilloscopes in order to analyze electronic devices under software control

• Comfortable working in a Linux-based development environment, including custom tooling, containers, Gerrit/Git, etc.

Nice to haves:

• Experience with ARM Cortex microcontrollers, specifically STM32 using HAL/LL libraries

• A deep understanding of FreeRTOS, including task scheduling, inter-task communication, and synchronization mechanisms

• Experience in electrical hardware design, including PCB design, wiring schematics, and cable assemblies

• Experience tuning closed-loop motion control

Feeling uneasy that you haven’t ticked every box? That’s okay; we’ve felt that way too. Studies have shown women and minorities are less likely to apply unless they meet all qualifications. We encourage you to break the status quo and apply to roles that would make you excited to come to work every day.

90 Days at Flock

We are a results-oriented culture and believe job descriptions are a thing of the past. We prescribe 90 day plans and believe that good days lead to good weeks, which lead to good months. This serves as a preview of the 90 day plan you will receive if you were to be hired in this role at Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Familiarize yourself with Flock's aviation product goals and overall system design.

• Acquire and set up the necessary hardware and software tools to work within the DFR ecosystem

The First 60 Days 

• Deepen your understanding of the broader organization and Flock's product portfolio.

• Contribute to the development of Flock’s aviation products.

• Making continuous improvements to existing product designs.

90 Days & Beyond 

• Actively support the development and bring-up of the next-generation aviation products.

• Take ownership of existing aviation product improvements, including uptime improvements and cycle time reductions.