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 $500M in venture capital from investors including Tiger Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, and Initialized Capital. Now surpassing a $5.5B 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 

We are hiring a Hardware in the loop Automation Software Engineer to significantly improve our integrated connectivity testing and validation capabilities across multiple platforms, aerial and ground based. As an engineer for your discipline you will be tasked with challenging set-ups and design automation across multiple wireless standards (WiFi and Cellular mostly). The position assumes full ownership of the automation set-up, establishing metrics and monitoring test results. You will be collaborating with RF, Systems, device SW and cloud engineering team members who would support the creation of these set-ups.

Please note: While we are a remote first company and the typical work week can be conducted remotely, this position will require 25-30% travel to our HQ in Atlanta, GA.

The Skillset 

We're looking for an Engineer with the following skillsets:

• MSc or BSc degree in computer Science or Electrical Engineering 

• 1-3 years of experience in cellular software work (MAC layer and above) Experience in C, C++ and Python is required 

• Familiarity with 3GPP standard.

• Effective communication skills (verbal, written and presentation)

• Excellent teamwork skills with proven ability to work with a cross-functional team and drive for timely project success

• Knowledge and experience with commercial connectivity devices to include Mobile and IoT devices 

Nice to have:

• Knowledge in other wireless standards namely 802.11 

• Experience with wireless products and general software stack of these products

• Familiarity with databricks, Snowflake or similar database software

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 as a HIL Automation Engineer at Flock Safety. 

The First 30 Days

• Get familiar with Flock Safety Products and configurations 

• Install SW development tools and setup build environments

• Create a call between a carrier and a drone 

• Review design and establish an end to end design with their HW

The First 60 Days 

• Architecture for multi-link ration and aggregation

• Start end to end design using multiple radios

90 Days & Beyond 

• Continue with enhancing the End to end architecture document 

• Demonstrate a full drone operation with an actual flight

The Interview Process 

We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our cu