- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- TorranceCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Business Operations
- Posted
- Aug 11, 2026
- Salary
- $115,500–$161,500 a year
Full-time
Project Engineer
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.
Job responsibilities
- Lead the technical execution of engineering requirements associated with customer contracts and Statements of Work (SOWs)
- Analyze customer technical requirements and develop implementation plans to satisfy contractual engineering obligations
- Develop, manage, and deliver engineering documentation, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRLs), compliance matrices, technical reports, and other contractual deliverables
- Lead technical planning and execution for system verification, validation, qualification, production readiness, First Article and Lot Acceptance Testing (FAT/LAT)
- Own engineering deliverables related to Requests for Variance (RFVs), Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), configuration management, technical deviations, and engineering documentation updates
- Develop technical documentation supporting logistics, packaging, manufacturing, training, sustainment, and product support activities as required by contract
- Facilitate cross-functional execution across Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Logistics, and Operations to ensure technical deliverables are completed on schedule
- Track engineering action items, technical risks, assumptions, dependencies, and contractual deliverables through completion