Flock Safety is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer to bring structure and rigor to our development lifecycle as we enter new, complex product categories. You will be essential in bridging the gap between high-level product vision and technical execution, defining requirements architecture and validation strategies for multidisciplinary systems.
What You'll Do
- Lead the development of clear, testable requirements and functional specifications for complex multidisciplinary systems.
- Define and execute comprehensive system-level validation plans to ensure products meet stakeholder expectations and technical standards.
- Establish scalable strategies for technical documentation and requirements traceability that support both manual and automated testing.
- Review system architectures and Product Requirements Documentation (PRDs) to identify technical gaps, operational risks, and areas of ambiguity.
- Serve as a technical bridge between Product Management and Engineering teams (Software, Hardware, Firmware, and SQA) to ensure alignment on the definition of success.
What We're Looking For
- 12+ years of experience in Engineering systems and development.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field.
- Demonstrated experience across the full systems development lifecycle, including requirements elicitation, system architecture, implementation support, validation, and deployment.
- Strong ability to author clear, testable Engineering Requirements Documents (ERDs) and decompose complex system capabilities into well-defined, actionable user stories.
- Proven capability to evaluate and navigate complex technical trade-offs across tightly coupled hardware and software systems, while maintaining alignment with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
- Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) management, including release planning, versioning, and coordination within Agile development environments.
- Hands-on experience working within both Agile and V-model development methodologies, particularly as they relate to system verification and validation.
- Prior experience developing or supporting electro-mechanical and/or robotic systems with tightly integrated hardware and software development cycles.
Nice to Have
- Software development experience in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Rust, or Python.
- Experience using requirements management tools such as Jama or DOORS, including requirement traceability and change management.
- Familiarity with data visualization and system monitoring tools (e.g., Grafana, Sigma) to assess system behavior, performance, and operational health.
- Experience with modern test management platforms (e.g., Qase), including linking test cases to requirements and maintaining traceability matrices.
- Background or hands-on experience with Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS), including development, validation, or operational support.
Technical Stack
- C, C++, Rust, Python, Jama, DOORS, Grafana, Sigma, Qase
Team & Environment
You will serve as a technical bridge between Product Management and Engineering teams (Software, Hardware, Firmware, and SQA).
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $200,000 - $230,000 + equity: Flock Safety Stock Options.
- Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, 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: 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.
- 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.
- ERGs: We offer four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs and Melanin Motion.
- WFH Stipend: $150 per month to cover the costs of working from home.
- Productivity Stipend: $300 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo and so much more.
- Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.
Work Mode
This is an onsite role located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Flock is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diverse backgrounds and thoughts and welcome everyone to apply for employment with us.
