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 three 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 Perception team. Based remotely in the US, you’ll operate at the intersection of computer vision algorithms and the hardware that powers our drones. If you have experience with perception sensors, hardware accelerators, and real-time performance, we’d love to hear from you. Join our multidisciplinary team and work in a fast-paced, but sustainable environment. Helping Wing shape the future of uncrewed aerial vehicles is a truly rewarding experience!
What You’ll Do:
- Develop and maintain low-level software components of our sensor stack
- Understand our workload and optimize our architecture for throughput and latencyIdentify bottlenecks in our CPU-bound business logic and offload work to hardware accelerators
- Maintain and improve embedded build infrastructure and automated test environments
- Root cause and resolve problems (e.g., performance and reliability issues) being seen in production using remote fleet diagnostics, local hardware, and test automation platformsDrive new software frameworks and features through the full software lifecycle: requirement definition, design, implementation, validation, and rollout to productionWork closely with adjacent teams, such as Simulation, GNC (Guidance, Navigation, and Control), and Flight Systems
What You’ll Need:
- 3–6+ years of experience in embedded systems
- Bachelor's degree in a directly related field or equivalent practical experience
- Excellent software design and implementation skills (particularly writing multi-threaded, highly reliable code with components that span different systems and environments; C or C++ expected)
- 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 the following:
- Camera systems (sensor integration, exposure control, timing, etc.)
- Operating system performance (particularly Linux)
- Hardware accelerators for image processing and machine learning (particularly NVIDIA CUDA)
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.
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.
If you have a need that requires accommodation during the interview process due to a disability or special need, please let us know by completing our Candidate Accommodations Request Form.
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