Firmware Engineer - Flight Software
Neros Technologies · Torrance, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $145,500 – $204,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 54 days Neros Technologies's roles stay open a median of 55 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 91% of Neros Technologies's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Neros Technologies
- high 59 stale, 1 reposted of 91 open
- Hiring momentum
- 104 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-27
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Neros Technologies's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Neros Technologies.
About this role
As a Firmware Engineer on the Flight Software team at Neros, you will develop flight-critical firmware for first-person-view drones, focusing on flight modes and control algorithms. Your role involves hands-on work from coding to testing, including debugging issues that arise in flight and collaborating with the Test organization on various testing methodologies. You will also be responsible for integrating sensors and control features across different flight stacks.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Neros Technologies as an employer.
What you need
- Strong embedded C on resource-constrained microcontrollers
- Hands-on experience with a flight stack (PX4, Betaflight, or similar)
- Working grasp of flight-control fundamentals
- Track record of debugging hardware-coupled problems
- Able to own a problem end to end with light direction
- Test discipline appropriate to safety-relevant firmware
Nice to have
- Datalink, tunneling, or networking-protocol work on embedded systems
- Betaflight internals experience
- Counter-UAS, radar-guided, or interceptor-adjacent systems exposure or interest
- Estimation depth (EKF/complementary filters, sensor fusion)
- Depth in the PX4 ecosystem
What you get
- Salary range of $145,500 – $204,000 USD
- Highly competitive equity grants considered part of total compensation
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- Fast-paced startup environment may require adaptability
- Focus on military applications may not appeal to all candidates
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Listed by Neros Technologies on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-27. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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