Senior Hardware Validation Engineer

Wing; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 224,000; Full time

Job summary

Wing is seeking a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to join the Electrical Engineering team in Palo Alto, CA. You will lead hardware validation for unmanned delivery vehicles and ground infrastructure, guiding design verification and performance optimization.

Responsibilities include owning test plans, coordinating cross‑functional teams, and ensuring quality across high‑speed interfaces and system integration. Onsite role with substantial ownership and impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in consumer electronics/embedded system design engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience managing OEM/ODM/JDM/CM partners and vendors.
• Experience with signal/power integrity and test automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware system design integrity and quality optimization for aircraft and ground infrastructure.
• Own test plan development, validation planning, troubleshooting, and documenting results.
• Plan and execute design verification, including signal characterization and power delivery testing.
• Drive issue resolution for hardware architecture and system integration.
• Oversee transitions from concept to mass production with contract manufacturers.

Skills

Embedded system design

Test automation

System verification

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

CAN

USB

I2C

Ethernet

Job description

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 a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer to join our Electrical Engineering team. This role is onsite based in Palo Alto, CA. As a Senior Hardware Validation Engineer, you will join our nimble design team, which is tasked with building unmanned, autonomous delivery vehicles and their support systems. You will be responsible for hardware product excellence by leading system‑level design validation and performance optimization. You will contribute your experience in system hardware design and verification, as well as your knowledge of the overall system architecture for both our aircraft and ground infrastructure. Additionally, you will define the hardware system quality and validation strategy for new products regarding high‑speed interfaces, signal/power integrity, system integration, user experience, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Technical Leader managing overall hardware system design integrity and quality optimization of our aircraft and ground infrastructure.
• Lead cross‑functional collaboration in owning test plan development, managing validation plans, troubleshooting issues, and documenting results to ensure product design quality and system performance.
• Lead complete design verification planning and test execution, including signal characterization, power delivery and system interoperability testing through leveraging internal and partner resources.
• Lead cross‑functional teams and drive issues resolution including those related to hardware architecture, system performance, production quality and overall system integration.
• Lead contract manufacturing partners and suppliers on transitioning products from concept to mass production and partner with engineering team leaders to assess the technical feasibility of the system program schedule.

What You’ll Need

• 8+ years of experience in consumer electronics/embedded system design engineering, including CPU/SoC, memory, high‑speed communication interfaces, low‑speed busses and/or power supplies.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, System Engineering, related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience managing OEM/ODM/JDM/CM partners and working with CPU/chipset, memory vendors.
• Understand the entire product development process for mass‑volume production design, with focus on design for manufacturing and design for test.
• Experience in one of these: signal/power integrity simulation and lab correlation in both frequency & time domain. Software programming for test automation and validation script development.
• Applied experience with interface technologies: CAN, USB, I2C, RS232, Ethernet and aircraft system technologies: GPS, IMUs, Air Data Systems, Servos/Motors, Cameras and RF Communications.

Salary Range
$211,000—$224,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer
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.