Electronics Quality Engineer for High-Volume Drone Systems

Neros Inc.; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros Inc. is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to own electronics build quality across PCBAs, harnesses, and battery packs as we scale production. You will act as the first responder for line issues, coordinate with Manufacturing and Engineering, and ensure products survive in demanding environments.

You will lead root cause investigations, track metrics like FPY and scrap, and develop data-driven inline checks and defect prevention actions while contributing to design for quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or physics.
• 2+ years in a quality, manufacturing, reliability, or electrical design engineering role.
• Experience with SMT processes and inspection (solder paste, reflow, AOI, X-ray, ICT or flying probe) and their common defect modes.
• Experience with secondary and post-SMT processes, such as through-hole soldering, component preparation, and conformal coating, and their common defect modes.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, including querying production databases and analyzing manufacturing and test data.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day electronics build quality across PCBAs, soldering, harnesses, cables, and battery packs; act as first responder for line issues, disposition defects, contain suspect product, and run electronics MRB.
• Lead electronics root cause investigations in partnership with Engineering and verify that corrective actions hold on the line.
• Track FPY, defect Pareto, scrap/rework, and escapes; use SPC to detect process drift and run regular build-quality reviews to drive top issues to closure.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Engineering to add data-driven in-line checks and error-proofing, reduce inspection as processes prove capable, and feed defect data back into design for quality.
• Create and maintain inspection plans and first article inspections for new builds, board revisions, and process changes; review work instructions and inspection criteria for clear, objective, verifiable requirements.
• Certify inspectors and operators to IPC workmanship standards and own and audit the factory ESD control plan.

Skills

SQL

Python

SMT knowledge

PCBAs quality

Root-cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical, mechanical engineering or physics

Tools

AOI

X-ray

ICT

Solder paste inspection

Job description

Neros Inc. is seeking a hands-on Quality Engineer to own electronics build quality across PCBAs, harnesses, and battery packs as we scale production. You will act as the first responder for line issues, coordinate with Manufacturing and Engineering, and ensure products survive in demanding environments.

You will lead root cause investigations, track metrics like FPY and scrap, and develop data-driven inline checks and defect prevention actions while contributing to design for quality.