Senior Facilities Engineer
Neros Technologies · Torrance, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $136k–$191k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Aerospace & defense
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior reliability role at Neros Technologies (aerospace & defense) in Torrance, CA.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, Plant layout, Capacity planning, AutoCAD, EHS / safety
- Base pay
- $136k–$191k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $114k–$160k. This one lists $136k–$191k.
Median of the low and high ends of 57 live postings that list pay, out of 125 reliability engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 124 other live reliability postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 19% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $114k–$160k, from 56 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Root cause 72%
- FMEA 44%
- New product launch 43%
- Automation 32%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 27%
- SPC 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Plant layout, Capacity planning, AutoCAD, EHS / safety, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Neros Technologies in Torrance
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Full description from Neros TechnologiesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
What you will be doing
As a Senior Facilities Engineer at Neros, you will own the technical performance, reliability, and long-term development of the infrastructure supporting our manufacturing, engineering, laboratory, and office environments. You will be responsible for critical building and process systems including electrical distribution, HVAC and exhaust, compressed air, process gases, plumbing, cleanrooms, laboratories, and other utilities required to support manufacturing operations. You will work closely with Manufacturing and Engineering teams to evaluate new equipment requirements, understand infrastructure capacity, and develop solutions that allow the factory to scale. This role also owns long-term infrastructure planning, preventative maintenance strategy, facility system documentation, and the site Master Layout and as-built CAD. The ideal candidate is highly technical, field-oriented, and comfortable taking ownership of infrastructure problems from initial diagnosis through implementation.
requirements
for facility infrastructure
- ✓Support commissioning, planned shutdowns, utility tie-ins, and Methods of Procedure for critical infrastructure work
- ✓Provide engineering support during facility incidents and emergency response
requirements
for new machines, processes, laboratories, and production work centers
- ✓Review equipment
requirements
including electrical loads, compressed air, process gases, cooling water, HVAC, exhaust, drainage, clearances, and environmental
requirements
- ✓Evaluate existing infrastructure capacity and identify upgrades required to support new equipment installations
- ✓Develop infrastructure concepts and technical scopes for machine installations, manufacturing expansions, and facility improvements
requirements
before they impact manufacturing operations
- ✓Support capital planning and prioritization of infrastructure investments
requirements
for manufacturing equipment and production processes
- ✓Experience troubleshooting facility systems and performing root-cause analysis
- ✓Experience developing or supporting preventative maintenance and reliability programs
- ✓Ability to read and interpret architectural, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and controls drawings
- ✓Proficiency with AutoCAD and experience maintaining facility layouts and as-built drawings
- ✓Familiarity with applicable building, electrical, mechanical, fire/life-safety, and safety codes
- ✓Strong technical judgment and ability to independently solve ambiguous infrastructure problems
- ✓Comfortable working directly in mechanical rooms, electrical rooms, manufacturing spac
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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.
Infrastructure & Technical Ownership
- •Own the technical performance and reliability of critical facility systems including electrical distribution, switchgear, transformers, panels, HVAC, exhaust, compressed air, process gases, plumbing, cleanrooms, laboratories, and building utilities
- •Evaluate facility system capacity, reliability, maintainability, and operational risk; lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for recurring failures
- •Establish engineering standards and technical
Manufacturing & Equipment Infrastructure
- •Partner with Manufacturing Engineering, Production, EHS, and equipment owners to define infrastructure
Infrastructure Strategy & Capacity Planning
- •Develop and maintain the long-range infrastructure strategy supporting manufacturing growth and facility expansion
- •Perform capacity planning across electrical, HVAC, compressed air, process gas, exhaust, plumbing, and other critical utility systems
- •Develop technical roadmaps for major infrastructure investments including tank farms, compressors, process gas systems, switchgear, electrical distribution, HVAC, exhaust, cleanrooms, and laboratory buildouts
- •Identify infrastructure constraints and future capacity
Reliability & Preventative Maintenance
- •Develop and continuously improve preventative maintenance strategies for critical facility systems
- •Establish maintenance requirements, inspection frequencies, spare-part strategies, and system ownership
- •Partner with Facilities Technicians and service vendors to execute preventative and corrective maintenance
- •Analyze failures, recurring work orders, and equipment condition to improve system reliability and reduce unplanned downtime
Facility Layout & Documentation
- •Own and maintain the facility Master Layout and CAD documentation for facility spaces, equipment layouts, and infrastructure
- •Maintain utility maps, single-line diagrams, system diagrams, equipment schedules, redlines, and as-built drawings
- •Conduct site walks and field verification to ensure documentation reflects actual installed conditions
- •Ensure facility modifications and completed projects are incorporated into current as-built documentation
You should have the following
- •Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Facilities Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- •5+ years of experience in facilities engineering, industrial infrastructure, manufacturing facilities, or a similar environment
- •Strong understanding of industrial facility systems including electrical distribution, HVAC, compressed air, process utilities, plumbing, and exhaust
- •Experience evaluating utility