UAV Flight Dynamics Engineer - Test & Tuning Lead

Neros Technologies; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 98,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Flexible startup culture

Job summary

Neros Technologies is hiring a Flight Performance Engineer to own flight dynamics of our UAVs—from hands-on prototyping to production release. You will lead root cause analysis using blackbox/DVR/telemetry data and collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and production teams to eliminate failure modes and improve performance.

This fast-paced startup role demands strong documentation, testing discipline, and the ability to scale flight performance across multirotor platforms, including FPV tuning

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years in a multirotor UAV engineering role.
• Experience with root cause analysis on quadcopter flight anomalies.

Responsibilities

• Own the flight performance of multirotor UAS from prototype through production.
• Design and execute structured test protocols to evaluate flight performance and validate changes.
• Develop and maintain internal documentation on flight dynamics, tuning methodology, and test results.
• Represent flight performance interests in cross-functional reviews with mechanical, electrical, firmware, production, and NPI teams.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on flight dynamics with knowledge transfer to peers.
• Lead R&D efforts to evaluate design changes and improve product performance.

Skills

Flight dynamics

Root cause analysis

DVR data

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Betaflight

PX4

ArduPilot

SolidWorks

Job description

Neros Technologies is hiring a Flight Performance Engineer to own flight dynamics of our UAVs—from hands-on prototyping to production release. You will lead root cause analysis using blackbox/DVR/telemetry data and collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and production teams to eliminate failure modes and improve performance.

This fast-paced startup role demands strong documentation, testing discipline, and the ability to scale flight performance across multirotor platforms, including FPV tuning