Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer

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.

• •7+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying manufacturing automation equipment in a high-volume production environment
• •Proven experience developing automated assembly systems, test stations, fixtures, and process control solutions from concept through production deployment
• •Strong mechanical design skills with proficiency in CAD tools (SolidWorks or equivalent) and experience creating manufacturable automation solutions
• •Hands-on experience with industrial controls, including PLCs, sensors, machine vision systems, robotics, pneumatics, and motion control systems
• •Experience integrating hardware and software for automated manufacturing and test applications, including data collection and process monitoring
• •Demonstrated ability to identify manufacturing bottlenecks, perform ROI analysis, and deliver automation projects that improve throughput, yield, quality, and labor efficiency
• •Experience supporting NPI builds and transitioning automation solutions from prototype to scalable production
• •Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with Manufacturing, Test, Design, Quality, and Software Engineering teams in a fast-paced product development environment
• •Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or C# for automation, controls, and manufacturing test applications
• •Knowledge of manufacturing quality systems, statistical process control (SPC), and Design for Manufacturing/Automation (DFM/DFA) principles
• •Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance stack-up analysis, process capability (Cp/Cpk), SPC, and manufacturing KPIs to design robust automation solutions that account for variation and enable scalable production

• +Experience with drone, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, or other high-reliability electromechanical products
• +Experience with machine vision inspection systems, robotic integration, and advanced motion control platforms
• +Experience supporting high-mix, low-volume NPI builds and scaling processes to high-volume production environments

$149,500 – $209,000 USD