Senior Mechanical Engineer - Drone Hardware & Production

Neros; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 213,000; Full time

Job summary

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base, designing high-performance unmanned systems and bringing capability to warfighters quickly.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will own components from concept to mass production, influence architectures, and lead design reviews while mentoring peers in a fast-growing startup environment. Experience with CAD and manufacturing in high-volume settings is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in fast-paced engineering/manufacturing environments.
• Strong fundamentals and first-principles problem solving.
• Experience with CAD software Solidworks or NX.

Responsibilities

• Own all aspects of hardware design to optimize performance, manufacturability, and cost
• Gather requirements and translate these into defensible engineering architectures and decisions
• Perform detailed design trades by effectively leveraging 3D modeling software, FEA tools, prototyping, and engineering first principles
• Participate in and lead design reviews
• Create high quality engineering drawings
• Root cause hardware failures and manufacturing issues
• Work with the Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams on build instructions, production tooling/fixtures, and vendor selection. Own these items yourself where necessary
• Plan and execute validation testing for your designs, working with the Flight Test team and other engineering teams as appropriate
• Develop, mentor, and train peers and colleagues

Skills

Strong engineering fundamentals

First principles thinking

Problem solving

5+ years experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Solidworks

NX

Job description

Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base, designing high-performance unmanned systems and bringing capability to warfighters quickly.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will own components from concept to mass production, influence architectures, and lead design reviews while mentoring peers in a fast-growing startup environment. Experience with CAD and manufacturing in high-volume settings is required.