Embedded Systems Engineer

About Flyby Robotics:

Flyby Robotics builds drones with massively powerful GPU processing capabilities. Our team is crafting American-made drones that serve as fully open platforms for applications in machine learning, data capture, and autonomous operations. We envision a future where drones computing trillions of operations per second can be deployed by hundreds of thousands across the Western world with transformative impact across sectors, including industry, public safety, and defense. We are backed by top Silicon Valley investors, including Neo, MaC Ventures, Ryan Hoover (Product Hunt founder), Naval Ravikant (AngelList founder), and Balaji Srinivasan, among others.

The Role:

You'll work with a team of engineers and drone pilots from Yale University, NASA JPL, NVIDIA, and U.S. Naval Air Command at our Culver City production facility. We’re looking for engineers with a strong background in the intersection of EE and CS who will be working closely with our team on critical electronic components of Flyby Robotics drones. This includes designing, integrating, validating, and programming drone battery management systems, various drone sensors, and actuators. 

What You'll Do:

• Programming and validating battery management systems for Flyby Robotics drones
• Perform high-end sensor and software-defined radio integrations, and validation.  
• Sourcing high-performance, high-energy density Li-Ion cells for drone battery upgrades. 
• Work closely with our battery manufacturers to prototype and fabricate new battery packs.
• Perform prototype battery pack testing and battery management system tuning. 

Core Requirements:

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Cross-disciplinary training in EECS or robotics systems is strongly preferred. 
• Strong proficiency in component selection, schematic design, and PCB layout with Altium Designer. 
• Strong proficiency with programming firmware for electronic components in C/C++ and experience with scripting languages such as Python.
• Direct prior work experience with shipped components relating to drones, electric cars, defense equipment, or humanoid robots.  

Compensation and Benefits:

• $110,000 per year annual salary.
• 0.2-0.3% equity via stock options depending on the candidate's experience.
• Company holiday calendar, and competitive PTO plans.

You'll be building something incredibly consequential. If you like to push to see what you can accomplish with your grit and ingenuity, consider applying for this role at Flyby Robotics. 

Flyby Robotics is an equal-opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.