Hardware Design and Test Engineer - Board

Neros Technologies•Torrance, CA

6d•$112,500 - $157,500

About The Position

Neros is a defense technology company focused on designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems. The company culture is described as fast, hands-on, and focused on rapid deployment. This role is for a Board-Focused Hardware Test & Design Engineer who will be responsible for the hardware architecture and implementation of manufacturing test solutions for Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBAs) and electronic assemblies. The position involves bridging product design, manufacturing, and test engineering to create scalable, high-coverage board-level test systems that enhance product quality, expedite root-cause analysis, and support efficient production scaling.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in electrical engineering, manufacturing test engineering, hardware validation, or product test development, with ownership of board-level and system-level test solutions from prototype through high-volume production.
Proven experience developing and deploying PCBA manufacturing test strategies, including ICT, bed-of-nails, flying probe, boundary scan (JTAG), functional test, programming, calibration, and end-of-line validation.
Strong understanding of electronic circuit design, schematic review, signal integrity, power distribution, analog and digital interfaces, and failure analysis techniques.
Experience driving Design for Testability (DFT) requirements with hardware design teams, including test point strategy, coverage analysis, debug access, programming interfaces, and manufacturing readiness reviews.
Hands-on experience designing and debugging custom test fixtures, interface boards, switching architectures, and automated test hardware using conductive, bed-of-nails, or hybrid test methodologies.
Proficiency with lab equipment and measurement systems including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, spectrum analyzers, DMMs, electronic loads, and environmental test equipment.
Experience supporting production of complex electromechanical systems such as drones, autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, defense systems, ground control stations, radios, sensors, or other mission-critical products.
Strong root-cause analysis and data-driven problem-solving skills with experience using manufacturing and quality metrics such as FPY, yield, test coverage, GR&R, Cpk, defect paretos, and station uptime to drive continuous improvement.
Familiarity with automated test software architectures and integration with manufacturing systems, including Python-based test frameworks, data collection, traceability systems, MES platforms, and test result databases.
Ability to work cross-functionally with Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Contract Manufacturing partners to deploy scalable, reliable test solutions across both Neros and supplier production sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing manufacturing test solutions for consumer, automotive or autonomous products operating in harsh environments.
Familiarity with RF systems and testing, including radios, telemetry links, antennas, GPS/GNSS, EW-resilient communications, spectrum analysis, and wireless performance validation.
Experience with high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe, USB, Ethernet, CAN, SPI, I2C, or MIPI architectures and their associated test methodologies.

Responsibilities

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.