Quality Specialist at Neros Technologies

<p><strong>Who we are</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy.</p> <p><strong>What you will be doing</strong></p> <p>Our mission is to build a million drones a year here in America, and the production line that builds them needs an embedded quality resource: the specialist. As a Quality Specialist, you will be proficient in inspection, measurement, and quality systems and will be trusted to develop and improve them as well as train others in them.</p> <p>This is the role that blends the best of both inspector and engineer, resulting in highly skilled hands-on expertise with engineering judgement and authority. You inspect to drawings and procedures, but you also write the inspection plans. You verify production builds, but you also define how a new product gets inspected before anyone has built it. When a defect shows up, you’re the one who contains it, and then you make sure it doesn’t escape the same way twice.</p> <p>If you’ve spent years on a production floor learning quality inspection and engineering, and you want to build something that matters with high ownership and hands-on engagement, this is your role.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Perform first article, in-process, and final inspections on mechanical, electrical, and PCBA assemblies against drawings, specifications, and workmanship standards</li> <li>Measure and verify parts and assemblies with precision tools (calipers, micrometers, height and pin gauges, optical comparators, and vision systems) and interpret GD&amp;T on engineering drawings</li> <li>Triage non-conforming product on the line, then contain, document, and lead MRB disposition with engineering and production</li> <li>Write and maintain inspection plans, verification criteria, checklists, and quality work instructions for new and existing products</li> <li>Support NPI through design and process reviews, PFMEA, and control plan development, establishing inspection points before product hits rate</li> <li>Watch quality data (yield, defect Pareto, escapes, SPC) and flag trends before they become line-down events or field failures</li> <li>Own calibration of inspection and measurement equipment and maintain quality records and traceability</li> <li>Train operators and technicians on inspection criteria, workmanship standards, and quality procedures, and support internal and customer audits</li> </ul> <p><strong>You should have the following</strong></p> <ul> <li>High school diploma or equivalency</li> <li>5+ years of hands-on quality inspection or quality engineering experience in a manufacturing production environment</li> <li>Ability to read and work from engineering drawings, work instructions, and controlled documentation, including GD&amp;T</li> <li>Proficiency with precision measurement tools and inspection methods</li> <li>Experience documenting nonconformances and driving root cause and corrective action</li> <li>Experience with MES/ERP quality modules, NCR systems, and electronic records</li> <li>Proficiency in SQL, including querying production databases to pull quality metrics and build dashboards</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in an engineering, math, or science discipline</li> <li>Electronics inspection certification (IPC-A-610 and J-STD-001) or cable and harness inspection certification (IPC/WHMA-A-620)</li> <li>Experience in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management system, ideally in aerospace or defense manufacturing</li> <li>CMM programming (PC-DMIS, Calypso) or automated vision inspection experience</li> <li>SPC and process capability (Cpk) analysis</li> <li>PCBA/SMT inspection experience: AOI, X-ray, solder joint evaluation</li> </ul> <p><strong>US Salary Range</strong></p> <p>$39.00/hr - 60.00/hr USD</p> <p>The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.</p> <p>We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.</p>