Neros
Manufacturing Systems Engineer
Torrance, California, United States
Sponsorship not specified$125k-$150kDetected 1 day ago
Data StructuresRESTDesign SystemsSAPERPSystems EngineeringCommunicationNetSuiteLean Manufacturing
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.
- This is a hands-on role at the intersection of manufacturing engineering and systems administration.
Responsibilities
- Own Manufacturo administration end to end: configuration, user roles and permissions, routings, work instruction templates, and release management
- Serve as the primary point of contact with the Manufacturo team for support escalations, feature requests, and new releases
- Design, build, and maintain integrations between the MES and adjacent systems (ERP, PLM, quality, and inventory tools)
- Define and maintain production data structures so that metrics like scrap, rework, repair, cycle time, and takt adherence are accurate and reportable
- Train technicians, leads, and engineers on the system and drive adoption across the floor
- Support audits and compliance activities with traceable, well-structured production records
- Comfort with structured data and system logic; ability to read API documentation, work with CSV/JSON data, and partner with software teams
- Strong floor presence: you understand how technicians actually work and design systems around reality, not the other way around
- 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.
Requirements
- Comfort with structured data and system logic
- you can translate between production staff, engineers, and software vendors
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience
Nice to have
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or another regulated manufacturing environment (AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR)
- Experience leading an MES implementation or migration
- Experience with ERP platforms (SAP S/4HANA, NetSuite, Odoo, or similar) and PLM tools
- Lean manufacturing background: takt time, cycle time, standard work, and continuous improvement methods
- We're an equal opportunity employer.
- 3+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, manufacturing systems, or industrial engineering in a hardware production environment
- Direct experience administering or configuring an MES platform (Manufacturo, iBase-t Solumina, Tulip, Siemens Opcenter, or similar)
- Manufacturo experience is a strong plus
Skills
- Translate manufacturing engineering intent into structured, executable work instructions and process routings
- Troubleshoot transaction failures, data discrepancies, and workflow blockers in real time so production keeps moving
Compensation
- $125,000 - $150,000 USD
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
- We are hiring a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to own our Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Manufacturo, end to end. You will be the technical and functional owner of the platform that drives every build on our floor: work instructions, process plans, nonconformance tracking, and the data that flows between the shop floor and the rest of the business.
- Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America's drone industrial base.
- We are hiring a Manufacturing Systems Engineer to own our Manufacturing Execution System (MES), Manufacturo, end to end.
- You will spend time on the production floor with technicians, in the system configuring and improving workflows, and with our software vendors driving the roadmap.
- Your success is measured by how invisible the system becomes: builds flow, data is trusted, and the floor never waits on software.
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