Manager, Electrical Engineering

Wing•Palo Alto, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Manager, Electrical Engineering 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 two 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 Electrical Engineering Manager to join our Electrical Engineering Team. This role is onsite based in Palo Alto, CA. The ideal candidate can demonstrate hands-on experience in driving innovative products from concept, through prototyping and design, all the way to manufacturing. They are committed to fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment where every team member is empowered to leverage their strengths in order to deliver robust and elegantly simple solutions to difficult problems.

Requirements

10+ years of hardware development engineering experience; 5+ years of managerial experience
Proven track record of building, leading, and managing high-functioning design and/or technical teams
Ability to inspire and coach individuals and groups to achieve career development and performance goals
Proven track record of building relationships, fostering collaboration, driving conflict resolution, and working cross-functionally with multidisciplinary teams
Experience managing priorities in ambiguous situations; strives in a fast paced environment, adapts quickly to new requirements
Proven track record and expertise in design of embedded systems on simple microcontrollers and complex SoCs
Practical knowledge of how to quickly prototype and test designs as well as experience with high-volume production manufacturing
Proficient in CAD software and EPDM (Altium/Agile preferred)
Creative problem-solving experience
Familiarity with UAS specific systems designs - navigation, perception, motors, batteries, and flight controls

Nice To Haves

Passion for or interest in aviation

Responsibilities

Manage, mentor, and guide a team of electrical engineers with diverse backgrounds who drive the development of Wing’s growing portfolio of aircraft and ground support hardware
Encourage innovation and technical leadership across all areas of electronic hardware development and related processes
Foster personal growth by assigning each team member to projects tailored to their skill levels, long-term goals, personalities, and work styles
Set clear expectations and create a positive, supportive, and inclusive work environment
Support the performance review process and provide effective feedback
Hire and develop new talent to improve our capabilities, enhance our capacity, and execute on product development opportunities
Implement both tactical and strategic team and org-based improvement initiatives
Drive cross-functional consensus building in a dynamic environment and promote strong, “silo-free” communication and collaboration between teams
Support schedule/budget development and coordinate with program management
Help define streamlined hardware development and verification processes
Provide focus and technical leadership in design reviews
Identify and mitigate potential risks/issues throughout the project life cycle
Actively reduce complexity by fostering simple and elegant designs/solutions
Champion product safety and reliability for systems and components with the highest level of integrity