Embedded Software Engineering Lead

4 weeks ago


South San Francisco, California, United States Zipline Full time
About Zipline

Zipline is a technology company that aims to transform the way goods move. Our mission is to solve the world's most urgent and complex access challenges by building, manufacturing, and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally, wherever they are.

The Role

The Embedded Software team is responsible for designing robust systems that power our life-saving drone delivery service in some of the toughest environments on Earth. As an Embedded Software Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for leading a team of embedded engineers, providing technical leadership in system-level design, and cultivating a team culture that champions a bias to action and strives for radically simple designs.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of embedded engineers by providing a clear vision and setting ambitious goals.
  • Provide technical leadership in system-level design by bringing expertise in Linux, Microcontrollers, or Real-Time Operating Systems.
  • Cultivate a team culture that champions a bias to action and strives for radically simple designs.
  • Coordinate across teams to architect safety-critical avionics systems.
  • Create reliable drivers for peripheral devices and radios used in flight computers.
  • Develop a microprocessor framework to expedite firmware development processes.
Requirements
  • Proven experience in leading engineering teams to successfully deliver embedded software solutions.
  • Strong technical expertise in embedded software engineering, with a track record of making impactful architectural-level contributions.
  • Strong software engineering skills, with proficiency in at least one strongly typed language.
  • Strong software architecture skills, having designed and shipped solutions for complicated real-world use cases.
  • Strong technical leadership skills and experience owning large technical systems that other engineers will contribute to.
What We Offer

Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, mental or physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship, or other characteristics protected by state, federal or local law or our other policies.

We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech.



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