Head of Electrical Engineering

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

As an early Neros employee, you will get to help decide the direction of our future. We are looking for someone who can drive the development, design, and manufacturing of our PCBs used for our drones. You will be working closely and leading a team that will collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to understand engineering constraints, design & optimize for requirements, and perform component selection.

You should have the following

10+ years of industry experience in a fast paced startup or manufacturing environment would be ideal

Hands on leader that has hired and built an electrical engineering team to scale with client demands

Supervised a team of 6+ electrical engineers while being hands on with the work

Managing workloads for the team while meeting and exceeding demanding customer deadlines

Experience with full stack electrical product development including: requirements definition, schematic design, PCB layout /manufacturing, debugging, and production testing

Strong knowledge of Altium Designer

Embedded programming skills, specifically on STM platforms

Strong lab skills (Oscilloscopes, VNAs, etc)

Automated testing experience

SMT soldering / PCB mods

Ability to obtain US top secret security clearance Nice to haves

UAV electronics design experience (PX4 / Ardupilot flight controller design or similar)

Experience with analog video systems (CVBS / PAL / NTSC )

Experience with digital video systems (e.g. MIPI-CSI)

Experience with camera design

Experience with BLDC motor drivers

Experience with RF communication, DSP, or FPGAs

Experience with LoRa

Controls experience (e.g. PID controllers)

Experience with Antennas and RF routing

US Salary Range

$220,000 - $250,000 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.