Principal System Development Engineer, Hardware Development

Ring is seeking an exceptional Principal System Development Engineer to lead the development of autonomous drone systems that will revolutionize home this role you will architect and deliver autonomous flight systems that integrate seamlessly with Rings ecosystem of smart home security products.

Key job responsibilities
Technical Leadership:

- Provide technical direction across hardware firmware and software teams developing drone systems
- Drive critical technical decisions on autonomy algorithms sensor selection and system integration
- Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the organization
Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Partner with product management industrial design and business teams to translate customer needs into technical requirements
- Collaborate with computer vision machine learning and robotics teams to integrate advanced AI capabilities
- Work closely with manufacturing and operations teams to ensure designs are production-ready and cost-effective
Innovation & Problem Solving:

- Solve complex technical challenges in autonomous navigation obstacle avoidance and safe operation in residential environments
- Drive innovation in battery life optimization real-time video streaming and edge computing for drones
- Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in autonomous systems and robotics

- Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Knowledge of infrastructure automation delivered through the software development lifecycle in an API-enabled environment including agile development software architecture/patterns and modern cloud services
- Knowledge of the tools of the trade including a variety of modern programming languages (Rust Java C/C) and a solid understanding of the Linux operating system
- Experience in planning designing developing and delivering consumer software
- Experience delivering large-scale infrastructure products that support Tier-1 mission critical services with a focus on privacy security availability and efficiency
- Experience with autonomous systems robotics or drone development
- Deep expertise in one or more areas: flight control systems sensor fusion computer vision or embedded systems

- Experience directly working with cloud hosting technologies (AWS Azure etc.)
- Experience with AWS platforms services and design patterns
- Experience with distributed systems at scale

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