- Robot type
- Drone
- Location
- Palo AltoCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Jul 21, 2026
- Salary
- $253,000–$269,000 a year
Full-time
Electrical Engineering Lead
Job description
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.
Job 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
Job 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)