Flock Safety · 8 hours ago
Staff Mechanical Engineer, Aviation
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$140K/yr - $190K/yrFlock Safety is the leading safety technology platform, helping communities thrive by taking a proactive approach to crime prevention and security. The Staff Mechanical Engineer will be pivotal in bringing design expertise to manufacture and deploy novel small unmanned aerial systems at scale, focusing on developing custom mechanical components for their Alpha quadcopter platform.
ManufacturingPublic SafetySecuritySensor
Responsibilities
Develop a comprehensive understanding of our current aircraft manufacturing process
Demonstrate a high-level understanding of quadcopter subsystems and complete all required technical and cultural onboarding
Begin contributing to mechanical design by developing assembly drawings for production handoff
Work with Airframes peers and cross-functional groups to refine design philosophy
Manage relationships with teams to ensure seamless mechanical integration between the aircraft and its base station/sensors
You will be fully confident in your ability to lead design efforts for our next-generation airframes while maintaining strict CAD and PDM standards
Apply key learnings from your time on the manufacturing floor (working with Operations) to our production aircraft, ensuring our designs are optimized for scale and reliability
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline
Proven track record in mechanical design, ideally within the aerospace or robotics industry
Expert-level proficiency in Solidworks and experience with Solidworks PDM and GD&T standards
Background in designing for manufacturing (DFM) in complex, multi-subsystem assemblies (200+ parts)
Experience designing for plastic injection molded manufacturing, including draft angles, wall thickness, and gate placement
Experience running rigorous test plans and analyzing test data to iterate on mechanical designs
Deep understanding of vibration damping and mitigation in high-frequency environments for flight controllers, gimbals, or sensitive electronics
Experience in high-growth environments; you are flexible, act like a 'first responder,' and are willing to do what it takes to get the job done
Comfortable collaborating with remote cross-functional teams across time zones
Preferred
Experience with Arena integration for PLM
Experience with quadcopter development (professional preferred, but high-level hobbyist experience is valued)
Experience with electronics packaging and managing thermal/mechanical constraints
Benefits
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. In 2025, Flock will provide a $ 50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
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.
Pet Insurance: We’ve partnered with Pumpkin to provide insurance for our employee’s fur babies.
Company
Flock Safety
Flock Safety provides end-to-end surveillance solutions to support law enforcement and communities.
Founded in 2017
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$655.58MKey Investors
Andreessen HorowitzTiger Global ManagementMeritech Capital Partners
2025-03-13Series F· $275M
2022-02-15Series E· $150M
2021-07-13Series D· $150M
Leadership Team
Garrett Langley
Founder & CEO
Mandy Schuler
Vice President Supply Chain
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