Where you fall within the compensation range is based on how you demonstrate the attributes and competencies required for the role. We mostly reserve the upper half of our compensation bands for internal growth. During your call with one of our recruiters, they can further clarify the salary range and our total compensation.

Who is Flock?

Flock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. Our hardware and software suite connects cities, law enforcement, businesses, schools, and neighborhoods in a nationwide public-private safety network. Trusted by over 5,000 communities, 4,500 law enforcement agencies, and 1,000 businesses, Flock delivers real-time intelligence while prioritizing privacy and responsible innovation.

We’re a high-performance, low-ego team driven by urgency, collaboration, and bold thinking. Working at Flock means tackling big challenges, moving fast, and continuously improving. It’s intense but deeply rewarding for those who want to make an impact.

With nearly $700M in venture funding and a $7.5B valuation, we’re scaling intentionally and seeking top talent to help build the impossible. If you value teamwork, ownership, and solving tough problems, Flock could be the place for you.

The Opportunity

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.

This position is hybrid onsite in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Skillset

• 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.

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 to 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 Hardware Engineer with Flock Safety.

The First 30 Days

• Get acquainted with the company, the team, the mission, and the product/customer experience

• Conduct a deep dive into both shipping and planned product architecture

• Observe the Flock Culture and learn how it manifests in your team and your day to day experience

• Contribute immediately and incrementally to active design work or technical investigation

The First 60 Days

• Have a deeper understanding of the high level electrical architecture of the existing Flock ecosystem. Recognize its role in our highly vertical customer offering.

• Become deeply involved in an ongoing product design effort - join project standups and related channels to observe Flock’s design methodology.

• Map out plan of maximum impact for near and medium term with manager.

• Deliver substantial value to an active development or investigative effort

• Become completely integrated and fully aware of the onsite aviation development effort.

90 Days & Beyond

• Demonstrate full proficiency of all Flock development tools and demonstrate awareness of the Flock development processes.

• Become highly available and communicative as a resource to your immediate team and cross functional stakeholders

• Assume full ownership and responsibility of outcomes to the business - your impact at Flock will measurably influence the health of the business, positive outcomes to customers, and real-time reduction in societal crime.

The Interview Process

We want our interview process to be a true reflection of our culture: transparent and collaborative. Throughout the interview process, your recruiter will guide you through the next steps and ensure you feel prepared every step of the way.

1. Our First Chat: During this first conversation, you’ll meet with a recruiter to chat through your background, what you could bring to Flock, what you are looking for in your next role, and who we are.

2. The Hiring Manager Interview: You will meet with your potential future boss to really dive into the role, the team, expectations, and what success means at Flock. This is your chance to really nerd out with someone in your field.

3. The Technical Assessment: Our technical assessments seek to test the hard skills required to do the job. Engineers may find themselves in coding interviews or architecture discussions, sales roles may present mock discovery calls, and leadership roles may craft 90 day plans. Your recruiter will inform you of which assessment you will be assigned and ensure you are fully prepared for your big day. Expect to defend all relevant design work in your resume.

4. The Executive Review: A chance to meet an executive and view Flock from a different lens. Be prepared to ask well-thought-out questions about the company, culture, and more.

Salary & Equity

In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary of $142,000 - $194,000 as well as stock options. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. Your recruiter will discuss this in-depth with you during our first chat.

The Perks

🌴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.

Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us. We are committed to fostering an environment that is inclusive, transparent, and collaborative. Mutual respect is central to how Flock operates, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives, experiences, and skills. We embrace our differences and know that we are stronger working together.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at recruiting@flocksafety.com. This information will be treated as confidential and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the interview process.

At Flock Safety, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, as well as market indicators. The range above is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future. This job posting may span more than one career level.

Compensation Range: $142K - $195K