Staff Systems Engineer, Requirements & Validation

Role Overview

• Lead the development of clear, testable requirements and functional specifications for complex multidisciplinary systems.
• Define and execute comprehensive system-level validation plans to ensure products meet stakeholder expectations and technical standards.
• Establish scalable strategies for technical documentation and requirements traceability that support both manual and automated testing.
• Review system architectures and Product Requirements Documentation (PRDs) to identify technical gaps, operational risks, and areas of ambiguity.
• Serve as a technical bridge between Product Management and Engineering teams (Software, Hardware, Firmware, and SQA) to ensure alignment on the definition of success.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in Engineering systems and development.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a closely related technical field.
• Demonstrated experience across the full systems development lifecycle, including requirements elicitation, system architecture, implementation support, validation, and deployment.
• Strong ability to author clear, testable Engineering Requirements Documents (ERDs) and decompose complex system capabilities into well-defined, actionable user stories.
• Proven capability to evaluate and navigate complex technical trade-offs across tightly coupled hardware and software systems, while maintaining alignment with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Solid understanding of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) management, including release planning, versioning, and coordination within Agile development environments.
• Hands-on experience working within both Agile and V-model development methodologies, particularly as they relate to system verification and validation.
• Prior experience developing or supporting electro-mechanical and/or robotic systems with tightly integrated hardware and software development cycles.
• Software development experience in one or more of the following languages: C, C++, Rust, or Python (preferred).

Tech Stack

• Python
• Rust
• SDLC

Benefits

• Flexible PTO: We offer non-accrual PTO, 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. Flock will provide a $50,000-lifetime maximum benefit related to eligible adoption, surrogacy, or fertility expenses.
• Spring Health: Spring Health offers a variety of mental health benefits, including therapy, coaching, medication management, and digital tools, all tailored to each individual's needs.
• 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 four ERGs today
• Women of Flock, Flock Proud, LEOs 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: $300 per year to use on Audible, Calm, Masterclass, Duolingo and so much more.
• Home Office Stipend: A one-time $750 to help you create your dream office.