Mission Integration Lead

Neros Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros Technologies in Torrance, CA is seeking an expert Mission Integrations Lead to drive our most complex hardware and software integration efforts. You will mentor Integration Specialists and work directly with external partners while staying hands-on technically.

You will help define standards, documentation practices, and integration workflows, including ICDs and CAD records, and assist with hiring as the team expands, with up to 25% travel.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on FPV drone experience with deep technical depth
• Demonstrated ability to build multiple FPV drones from scratch across sizes
• Strong Betaflight configuration and tuning knowledge
• Comfort with light soldering, wiring, and physical prototyping (3D-printed mounts)
• Strong knowledge of ELRS, RF propagation, and spectrum management
• Experience managing or leading others
• FPV Flight experience (Acro, non-stabilized)
• FAA Part 107 certification
• Strong communication with external partners and customers in defense contexts
• Based in or willing to relocate to Torrance, CA; travel up to 25%

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of Integration Specialists, scoping and prioritizing their work
• Lead the most complex integration projects from feasibility through proof-of-concept
• Serve as primary contact for external partner companies on active integration efforts
• Conduct technical feasibility assessments for new integration opportunities
• Represent the team in cross-functional coordination with Engineering and other stakeholders
• Define team direction, technical standards, and documentation practices, including a repository of integration documentation (ICDs, CAD files)
• Support hiring and onboarding as the team grows

Skills

FPV drone experience

Drones built from scratch

Betaflight

Soldering & prototyping

ELRS & RF

Team leadership

FPV flight Acro

FAA Part 107

External partner communication

Willing to relocate to Torrance

Job description

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

Neros is looking for a Mission Integrations Lead to help build and run our newest team, Mission Integrations. In this role, you’ll personally drive our most complex hardware and software integration efforts, manage a small team of Integration Specialists, and work directly with external partners — all while staying deeply hands‑on with the technical work.

• Manage and mentor a team of Integration Specialists, including scoping and prioritizing their work
• Personally lead the most complex or highest‑visibility integration projects, from feasibility through proof‑of‑concept
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external partner companies on active integration efforts
• Conduct technical feasibility assessments for new integration opportunities
• Represent the team in cross‑functional coordination with Engineering and other stakeholders
• Help define team direction, technical standards, and documentation practices, including a repository of integration documentation (ICDs, CAD files, and related records)
• Support hiring and onboarding as the team grows

You should have the following

• Significant hands‑on experience in the FPV drone space, with demonstrated technical depth others defer to
• Demonstrated experience building multiple FPV drones from scratch, across multiple sizes (including 8"+ platforms)
• Strong working knowledge of Betaflight configuration and tuning
• Comfort with light soldering, wiring, and physical prototyping (e.g., 3D‑printed mounts/brackets)
• Strong working knowledge of ELRS, RF propagation, and spectrum management
• Prior experience managing or leading others
• FPV Flight experience (Acro, non‑stabilized)
• FAA Part 107 certification
• Strong communication skills, with comfort engaging directly with external partners and customers, including in defense/military mission contexts
• Based in or willing to relocate to Torrance, CA; willing to travel up to 25%

Nice to Have

• Prior military experience or exposure to defense operations and TTPs
• Experience with contract or commissioned build work for external clients
• Experience building or scaling a technical team from its early stages

US Salary Range

$112,500 – $157,500 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.

Equal Opportunity

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.

As set forth in Neros Technologies’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress toward this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

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