Neros Technologies
Manufacturing Engineer
About this role
Neros seeks a Manufacturing Engineer to lead production operations for high-performance drone systems, working hands-on at the assembly line to optimize processes, troubleshoot equipment failures, and drive quality improvements from design through scaled manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Serve as first technical responder for line downtime and equipment issues; diagnose and restore production quickly
- Own work instructions, process documentation, and standard work for assigned manufacturing stations
- Design and iterate fixtures, tooling, and jigs to improve repeatability, cycle time, and station efficiency
- Lead root cause analysis on recurring defects and drive corrective actions to closure with quality team
- Support new product introduction (NPI) with process planning, station setup, and first article validation
- Define and track station-level KPIs (yield, cycle time, downtime) to prioritize improvements
What they're looking for
- Manufacturing or process engineering (2+ years production floor experience)
- Line troubleshooting and equipment diagnostics
- Root cause analysis and corrective action (RCCA/8D methodology)
- Fixture and tooling design with CAD (SolidWorks or equivalent)
- Work instruction creation and change control (ECR/ECO)
- Lean manufacturing fundamentals (cycle time, takt time, line balancing)
- Process capability and first article inspection
- Cross-functional communication with technicians, engineers, and leadership
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Neros Technologies
Neros Technologies builds unmanned drone systems and advanced wireless products for military and defense applications. The company is hiring manufacturing engineers, quality specialists, RF engineers, network operations engineers, and hardware design experts to support drone production, testing, and secure defense infrastructure.
View all jobs at Neros TechnologiesLikely interview questions
- Tell us about a time a production line went down—what was your approach to diagnosis and how did you restore it?
- Describe an example where you identified a recurring defect and implemented a process or tooling fix rather than just retraining; what was the outcome?