- Robot type
- Drone · Defense
- Location
- TorranceCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Sep 3, 2026
- Salary
- $115,500–$162,000 a year
Full-time
SMT Process 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
- Programming equipment used in the automated assembly of high-density PCBAs, including but not limited to screen printers, pick and place, reflow ovens, and inspection systems
- Specify and order tooling, including stencils
- Develop and maintain quality plans, SOPs, and other process documentation, as well as provide training to the operational staff
- Provide front-line support to day-to-day operations of the SMT line(s) by fixing line defects, reducing scrap rates, and implementing CAPA
- Provide DFM feedback to engineering regarding designs and support scale up from prototype to NPI to high-volume production builds
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of experience directly supporting SMT PCBA assembly in a highly automated environment
- Knowledge of SPC, and DFM experience related to SMT and thru hole PCBAs