Neros
Director of Product
Torrance, California, United States · Director
No sponsorship$21k-$384kDetected 11 days ago
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About the role
- 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.
- Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations.
Responsibilities
- Define new product lines and capabilities, and then partner with Engineering to execute them from requirement setting through development and launch
- Lead product representation at fly-offs, field demonstrations, and government engagements, selecting demo configurations, auditing readiness, and serving as a credible voice on system capabilities in-person
- Conduct direct user research with military operators, including traveling to those with real-world experience using Neros products, to continuously validate product direction against real-world tactical needs
- Author and own external product documentation, including capability briefs, proposal inputs, and concept outlines that communicate Neros' technical and operational value to DoW stakeholders and allied partners
- Demonstrated ability to own a product roadmap end-to-end: defining requirements, driving prioritization, and shipping products in collaboration with engineering organization
- Strong written and verbal communication skills able to produce capability briefs, concept documents, and proposal inputs that resonate with technical, operational, and government audiences
- Strong product intuition and a track record of making design and capability decisions that meaningfully and measurably improve how end users leverage hardware systems
- 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.
- The Director of Product will be Neros' first dedicated product leader, reporting directly to the CEO and responsible for defining what we build and why.
Requirements
- Proven ability to operate at an executive level with minimal pre-existing infrastructure
- Familiarity with the current landscape of drone warfare, including FPV systems, autonomous capabilities, and the interplay between commercial technology and military application
- Active TS/SCI clearance or ability to obtain one
Nice to have
- Experience at a fast-scaling hardware startup or defense tech company operating at startup pace with large-scale production expectations
- Experience defining and launching new product lines
- Active FPV pilot or deep familiarity with the FPV ecosystem, such as drone racing or freestyle flying
- We're an equal opportunity employer.
- prior experience in defense, aerospace, robotics, or adjacent industries strongly preferred
- 8+ years in product management, systems engineering, or technical strategy roles with direct exposure to hardware systems
Compensation
- $210,00 - $383,500 USD
Benefits
- This role owns the product roadmap to translate founder vision, warfighter needs, and battlefield lessons into prioritized product direction across existing and future platforms.
- Represent the product vision alongside the CEO to candidates, investors, customers, and partners around the world
Company info
- 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
- The Director of Product will be Neros' first dedicated product leader, reporting directly to the CEO and responsible for defining what we build and why. This role owns the product roadmap to translate founder vision, warfighter needs, and battlefield lessons into prioritized product direction across existing and future platforms. The Director of Product must combine strong product instinct, planning, and presentation skills to represent Neros' systems to military operators, senior government stakeholders, private industry leaders, and partners around the world.
- Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America's drone industrial base.
- The Director of Product must combine strong product instinct, planning, and presentation skills to represent Neros' systems to military operators, senior government stakeholders, private industry leaders, and partners around the world.
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