# Hardware Design and Test Engineer - Board at Neros

- Company: Neros
- What the company does: Neros is vertically integrating production of unmanned defense systems in the United States, securing the autonomous supply chain. Are you with us? Backed by Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.neros.tech/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Torrance, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $113K to $158K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nerostechnologies/jobs/5197773007
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/neros-hardware-design-and-test-engineer-board/

## About the role

As a Board-Focused Hardware Test & Design Engineer at Neros, you will own the hardware architecture and implementation of manufacturing test solutions used to validate PCBAs and electronic assemblies from prototype builds through high-volume production. This role bridges product design, manufacturing, and test engineering by developing scalable, high-coverage board-level test systems that improve product quality, accelerate root-cause analysis, and enable efficient production ramping.

## What they're looking for

- Design and develop board-level manufacturing test hardware, including bed-of-nails and custom fixturing solutions for PCBA validation and production testing
- Partner with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering teams to influence product designs for testability (DFT), ensuring adequate test access, coverage, and fault isolation
- Define board-level test strategies spanning ICT, functional test, programming, calibration, and metrology systems across development and production stages
- Own hardware design for manufacturing test equipment, including fixture electronics, interface boards, signal conditioning, switching architectures, and measurement systems
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers and internal production teams to deploy, qualify, and sustain test solutions at vendor sites and Neros headquarters
- Analyze test coverage, yield performance, and failure trends to drive continuous improvements in test effectiveness, throughput, reliability, and overall manufacturing quality

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