Principal/Senior Embedded Software Engineer

Who we are

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.

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. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.

What you will be doing

As an early Neros employee, you will get to help decide the direction of our future. We are looking for someone who can develop embedded firmware for FPV Drone and its support electronics. You will perform board bring-up including boot pins, clock trees, power rails, while working on debugging hardware & firmware problems. You will also get to support requirements development including review, feasibility, and architecture.

You should have the following

• 5+ years of professional embedded engineering experience


• BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience


• Worked in a fast-paced environment with quick development iterations / cycles


• Experience integrating sensors and other external components


• Strong C development skills for embedded applications


• Hands-on work with embedded communication protocols - e.g. I2C, SPI, UART, CAN Bus


• Experience developing in bare-metal or RTOS firmware environments


• Comfortable with hardware & software tools - e.g. oscilloscopes, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD Debuggers, STM32CubeIDE, etc…


• Experienced with Git including development workflows

Nice to have

• Experience with FPV Drone software including Betaflight, ExpressLRS, PX4, Ardupilot, etc…


• Experience with ARM Cortex-M processors - e.g. STM32

US Salary Range

$150,000 - $200,000+ USD

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.

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.