Hardware Test Engineer- HW/SW Integration

Neros Technologies•Torrance, CA

3d•$112,500 - $157,500

About The Position

Neros is a defense technology company focused on designing and manufacturing high-performance unmanned systems. The Hardware Test Engineer will be responsible for the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of manufacturing test stations for autonomous systems. This role involves hands-on hardware debugging, understanding board-level electronics, and developing software-driven tests to enhance product quality, reliability, and production throughput. The engineer will act as the technical owner for assigned test stations, collaborating with Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Software Test teams to increase test coverage, resolve complex failures, and support rapid production scaling.

Requirements

3-5+ years of experience in hardware test engineering, manufacturing test, electrical validation, or embedded systems testing with ownership of production test stations from development through deployment
Hands-on experience developing, supporting, and debugging hardware test stations for complex electronic products, including PCBAs, embedded systems, sensors, power electronics, or electromechanical assemblies
Strong understanding of board-level hardware architectures, including schematics, power distribution, digital interfaces, communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet), and basic circuit analysis
Proficiency using electrical lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters, logic analyzers, and other instrumentation to debug hardware and validate test systems
Experience owning manufacturing test stations as a DRI, including station bring-up, hardware/software integration, calibration, troubleshooting, uptime improvement, and production support
Ability to read and modify existing test automation code (Python or similar languages) to add test coverage, integrate new measurements, debug failures, and improve test workflows
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Software Test, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations to solve complex production issues
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience using test data, failure logs, and yield metrics to drive root-cause analysis and continuous improvement
Experience supporting high-reliability products such as consumer electronics, defense systems, autonomous vehicles, or other embedded hardware platforms is preferred
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

Familiarity with sensor-based systems, including IMUs, cameras, LiDAR, GPS/GNSS, magnetometers, barometers, and related calibration or validation methodologies
Experience testing or debugging RF and wireless systems, including radios, telemetry links, antennas, RF interfaces, spectrum measurements, and communication performance validation
Hands-on experience with embedded hardware platforms and autonomy systems, including flight controllers, compute modules, motor controllers, navigation systems, or ground control stations
Strong board-level debugging experience, including schematic review, PCB bring-up, power integrity analysis, high-speed digital interfaces, and hardware validation using lab instrumentation

Responsibilities

Own assigned manufacturing test stations as the station DRI, including hardware integration, bring-up, troubleshooting, calibration, maintenance, and continuous improvement
Develop a strong understanding of product hardware architectures, including PCBAs, power systems, embedded controllers, sensors, communication interfaces, and system-level interactions
Debug hardware and test failures using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, DMMs, logic analyzers, and other instrumentation to isolate root causes
Extend and maintain test software by understanding existing test frameworks, modifying scripts, and adding new test coverage to support evolving product requirements
Work at the software–hardware boundary. Write code that talks to physical devices over standard protocols, handles device I/O, and holds up when software and hardware disagree
Automate testing. Build software that exercises embedded and hardware systems and turns manual bench procedures into repeatable automated tests
Partner with Electrical Engineers and Software Test Engineers to bridge hardware and software test capabilities, improving test automation, data collection, and failure analysis
Analyze production test data, yield trends, and failure modes to drive improvements in test coverage, station reliability, product quality, and manufacturing scalability