Embedded Software Engineer

About Wing:

Wing offers drone delivery as a safe, fast, and sustainable solution for last mile logistics. Consumer appetites for on-demand services are increasing, but current delivery methods are inefficient, costly, and contribute to road accidents and air pollution. Wing’s fleet of highly automated delivery drones can transport small packages directly from businesses to homes on-demand, in minutes. We design, build, and operate our aircraft, and offer drone delivery services on two continents. Our technology is designed to be easy to integrate into existing delivery and logistics networks, offering a scalable drone delivery solution for a broad range of businesses. Wing is a part of Google's parent company, Alphabet, and our mission is to create the preferred means of delivery for the planet. If you're ready to do the greatest work of your life, come join us.

About the Role:

Wing is looking for an Embedded Software Engineer to join our Flight Systems team. This role will be based in Palo Alto, CA. As an Embedded Software Engineer, you will use your experience developing working with large systems and physical devices to enable the next-generation of unmanned technology. In this role, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of electrical, mechanical, computer vision, backend services, and GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control) engineers. You will develop and maintain the system of applications that forms the platform of the vehicle software. Your work will span from the cloud back-end to Linux application development and bare metal programming on the aircraft to form a cohesive system.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and define architectures for new vehicle software.

• Drive new software frameworks and features through the full software lifecycle - design, implementation, validation and roll-out to production.

• Root cause and resolve problems being seen in production using remote fleet diagnostics, local hardware and test automation platforms.

• Develop and maintain vehicle software modules interfacing with sensors, hardware accelerators, cameras, motors, and servos.

• Plan and execute test procedures to verify software performance at all levels of integration on the vehicle.

• Maintain and improve embedded build infrastructure and automated test environments.

What You’ll Need:

• Demonstrated experience writing multi-threaded, highly reliable code with components that span different systems and environments.

• 3-6+ years of experience programming with C/C++ in a Linux, RTOS and/or bare metal environment.

• Understanding of structured software development processes (code reviews, version control, unit test development, on-hardware test & debugging).

• Ability to independently work with cross-functional teams to drive features to completion.

• Experience with one or more of:

• Backend software development, especially as it pertains to interfacing with a fleet of physical devices.

• Embedded programming, RTOS development, bare metal systems.

• Linux platform and application development experience, especially with realtime and/or robotics considerations.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is the salary range below + bonus + equity + benefits. Wing’s salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your location during the hiring process.

Salary Range
$158,000—$200,000 USD

Wing is an equal opportunity employer and it is Wing's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. Employment at Wing is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. Wing does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.

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