Product Validation Engineering Manager

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 is looking for a Product Validation Engineering Manager within our Device Engineering Software team. This team is responsible for validating Flock product HW design utilizing low and high level software stacks developed in house. This role will make an outsized impact by leading the team from a technological and leadership perspective to design the hardware validation software suite of the Flock Safety product line and its associated peripheral components through SW enabled system tools and applications. You will work closely with Flock OS and HW engineering teams to deliver high quality, mission critical electronics. The Skillset

• Low level C Programming
• BSEE or BSCE
• High level scripting/programming for writing shared libraries and programs to test hardware and peripherals (Python, Ruby, Bash, etc)
• Experience configuring and building Linux OS distributions (Ubuntu, Debian, Yocto)
• Solid understanding of Schematics and electronic circuitry
• Hands-on experience with PCB/Electronic system bring-up, debugging, and functional verification
• Strong to expert knowledge in using testing and validation lab equipment: Oscilloscopes, Multimeters, Function Generators, E-loads, logging, thermal chambers, Spectrum Analyzers, etc..
• Strong to expert knowledge of common digital communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART) in Linux kernel environments
• Linux Kernel/Driver development experience a plus
• Experience with common/modern battery technologies a plus
• Experience with RDMS to create data stores for test data to enable high and low level analysis
• Strong experience working cross functionally with hardware, software, and cloud teams during product development
• Motivated and result-driven team player with strong communication skills, demonstrable sense of ownership
• Comfortable and excited to work in a start-up environment

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 review of current product validation processes
• Observe the Flock Culture as it applies to your team and your day to day experience
• Contribute immediately and incrementally to an initial high level testing framework concept

The First 60 Days

• Completely understand the high level electrical architecture of the existing Flock ecosystem. Recognize its role in our highly vertical customer offering.
• Become involved in ongoing product design effort as needed - join project standups and related channels to observe Flock’s design methodology.
• Make progress with ongoing product design and validation efforts

90 Days & Beyond

• Become a true and independent leader within the team, having full ownership of a design work stream, and impacting decision making and cross-functional implementation/productization plans
• Demonstrate full proficiency of all Flock development tools and demonstrate awareness of all Flock development processes.
• Become highly available and communicative as a technical leader to your immediate team and cross functional stakeholders
• Assume full ownership and responsibility of outcomes to the business - your impact at Flock will strongly influence the health of the business, positive outcomes to customers, and real-time reduction in societal crime.

Salary & Equity In this role, you’ll receive a starting salary between $170,000 and $220,000 as well as Flock Safety 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. Location We’re building the impossible, together. To drive innovation through in-person collaboration, we’re prioritizing candidates in our key hubs: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco. While we value the energy of our hub communities, we embrace remote work and welcome applications from exceptional talent across the United States. Please note: While we are a remote first company and the typical work week can be conducted remotely, this position may require travel for 1-3 weeks quarterly. The Perks 🌴Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, plus 11 company holidays. ⚕️Fully-paidhealth benefitsplan 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, a1nd 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 four ERGs today - Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs 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: $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. 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.