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$124k–$215k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree
Equity grants
Posted 10d ago
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
The Manufacturing Engineer will own the production process for drone assembly, including designing fixtures, troubleshooting line issues, and driving cycle time reductions. They will act as the primary technical responder on the production floor to ensure high-quality output and process efficiency.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree in an engineering field and possess at least 2 years of experience in a hardware production environment. Strong hands-on troubleshooting skills and the ability to communicate effectively with technicians and engineers are essential.
Full job description
Who we are
Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.
As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.
What you will be doing
We build drones at scale. We're looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to own how they actually get made. You will decide how each assembly is built: the fixture, the joint, the torque spec, the test that proves it good. Then you'll prove those decisions out with data before they carry production volume.
This is a floor-first role. You'll spend your days next to the line, not above it. When a station goes down, you're the first call. When a defect keeps coming back, you root-cause it and kill it for good. When the design fights the build, you push manufacturability back upstream into the design until it doesn't fight back. You are the first point of contact for engineering decisions on hardware moving through your processes, and the last line of defense between a bad process and a thousand bad units.
If you'd rather solve problems at the station with a caliper and a laptop than watch them from a conference room, this is your role.
Responsibilities
Line Support & Triage
First technical responder for line-down and slowdown events; diagnose, contain, restore
Troubleshoot tooling, fixtures, jigs, and station equipment issues
Distinguish process problems from training problems from design problems, and drive fixes accordingly
Support production supervisors with real-time technical calls during the shift
Process Ownership
Own work instructions and standard work for assigned stations; keep them accurate and current
Drive cycle time reduction, line balancing, and station-level improvements with production
Design, build, and iterate fixtures and tooling to improve repeatability and speed
Validate and release process changes through proper change control (ECR/ECO)
Qualify new and changed processes against clear acceptance criteria: first article, capability studies
Root Cause Analysis
Lead root cause analysis on recurring defects and escapes; drive corrective actions to verified closure
Partner with quality on FPY improvement, defect containment, and disposition
Translate failure data into process or tooling fixes, not just retraining
New Product & Scaling
Support NPI builds: process planning, station setup, first article support
Feed producibility and DFM input back to design engineering before release
Data & KPIs
Define and own station-level KPIs (yield, cycle time, downtime, scrap); use them to prioritize and drive measurable improvement
You should have the following
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or a related engineering field
2+ years as a manufacturing, process, or industrial engineer in a hardware production environment
Hands-on line support experience; comfortable being the first call when things break
Proven root cause skills with examples of corrective actions driven to verified closure
Strong floor presence; communicates clearly with technicians, executives, and product engineers
Nice to Have
Fixture and tooling design experience, with CAD proficiency (SolidWorks or similar)
Electronics or electromechanical assembly experience
Experience taking a product from NPI through DVT/PVT into sustained production
High-mix, high-cadence manufacturing where the design changes regularly
Familiarity with factory automation, machine vision, robotics, or custom equipment
Working knowledge of lean fundamentals: cycle & takt time, line balancing, 5S
Experience creating and maintaining work orders, process plans, and mBOMs in MES/ERP
Understanding of how to create a PFMEA and turn it into a quality verification plan
Startup or high-growth background; experience scaling output or standing up new lines
US Salary Range
$123,500-$215,00 USD
The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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