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Salary: USD 161,500 - 226,000 / annual
Neros Technologies is a defense technology company rebuilding America's drone industrial base, designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems tested in combat and iterated at startup speed.
As Senior Quality Engineer for Electronics, you will own electronics build quality across the factory as production scales. You'll serve as the technical authority on electronics quality, leading response to issues that arise on the production line and working with manufacturing and engineering teams to contain problems, identify root causes, and ensure every unit survives and performs in contested environments.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning electronics quality across the factory as technical authority on workmanship and acceptance standards for PCBAs, soldering, harnesses, cables, and battery packs
- Acting as first responder for quality issues on the line: dispositioning defects, containing suspect product, and driving electronics nonconformances through MRB to closure
- Leading MRB for electronics nonconformances and containment on high-impact escapes
- Conducting root cause investigations on electronics defects in partnership with engineering, and verifying fixes hold on the line
- Defining electronics quality metrics and SPC strategy, working with software teams to build them into production systems and dashboards
- Running build quality reviews with production and engineering leadership, setting priorities based on risk and impact
- Setting inspection and test strategy for electronics: determining where to inspect, sample, or error-proof, and when to remove inspection as processes prove capable
- Driving design for quality (DFQ) during new product introduction and design changes so line data and lessons learned shape new boards and assemblies before production
- Owning the factory ESD control plan and IPC certification program, including audits and compliance
- Mentoring quality engineers and technicians as the quality team scales with production
You'll work in a fast-moving, hands-on culture obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or physics
- 5+ years in a quality, manufacturing, reliability, or electrical design engineering role supporting electronics production
- 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 (lead forming, tinning, de-golding), and conformal coating, and their common defect modes
- Track record leading root cause and corrective action (RCCA) to closure on production lines, using structured problem solving (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone), PFMEA, control plans, FAI (AS9102 or similar), and SPC
- Proficiency in SQL and Python, including building queries, dashboards, or tools that others use to track production quality
NICE TO HAVE:
- Experience supporting high-volume electronics production, ideally during a production ramp; experience with ISO 9001 or AS9100 quality systems in defense or aerospace
- Strong working knowledge of IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, and IPC/WHMA-A-620; knowledge of ESD control programs (ANSI/ESD S20.20)
- Familiarity with lithium-ion cells and battery pack quality requirements, including cell matching, weld inspection, and BMS verification; comfort with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and basic RF test equipment
- Familiarity with drones, RC aircraft, or FPV hardware; experience soldering ESCs or debugging video feeds
