Hardware Test Engineer- HW/SW Integration

As a Hardware Test Engineer at Neros, you will own the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of manufacturing test stations for autonomous systems like drones and interceptors. You will combine hands-on hardware debugging with software-driven test development to build scalable test solutions, partnering with cross-functional teams to improve product quality and production throughput.

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

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
• 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 have

• 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