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Mission Support Specialist

Neros · Torrance, California, United States · On-site

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About Neros

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.

About the role

As a Mission Support Specialist at Neros, your mission is to ensure the reliability, performance, and mission readiness of Neros drone systems. You will serve as the technical bridge between our products, customers, engineering, manufacturing, and business development teams by driving rapid issue resolution, providing technical support, and translating operational feedback into product improvements.

What they're looking for

  • 2–3 years of experience in a technical support, mission support, or field operations role within the drone, robotics, aerospace, or defense industry
  • 2–3 years of experience using Zendesk or similar customer support and ticketing platforms to manage technical issues and customer communications
  • FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate strongly preferred, with practical experience operating UAS in testing, training, or customer-facing environments
  • Strong knowledge of FPV drone systems, including flight controllers, ESCs, motors, firmware, radio control systems, video transmission, batteries, and ground control equipment
  • Hands-on experience configuring, tuning, and troubleshooting FPV platforms using tools such as Betaflight, INAV, ArduPilot, PX4, or similar software
  • Demonstrated proficiency flying and maintaining FPV drones, including manual (Acro) flight
More about this role

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.

As a Mission Support Specialist at Neros, your mission is to ensure the reliability, performance, and mission readiness of Neros drone systems. You will serve as the technical bridge between our products, customers, engineering, manufacturing, and business development teams by driving rapid issue resolution, providing technical support, and translating operational feedback into product improvements.

You will document, research, and respond to technical requests from customers, prospective clients, and partners, providing remote...

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