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Leads and grows the Platform Software team responsible for Neros’s embedded Linux distribution, BSPs, kernel, bootloader, runtime, libraries, toolchain, and SDK. Owns the platform roadmap, reliability, architecture, interfaces, engineering quality, and delivery. The role combines hands-on code and architecture review with people management, hiring, mentorship, performance management, stakeholder communication, and platform-as-a-product ownership.

Leads and grows an application and backend engineering team building web, desktop, Android, and API-based tools for drone mission planning, configuration, and flight-data analysis. Owns architecture, offline-first functionality, data pipelines, identity, security, quality, CI/CD, observability, and delivery across multiple platforms. Remains hands-on with coding, code reviews, technical direction, and operational ownership.

Lead the perception stack for unmanned aircraft, owning architecture, roadmap, team leadership, and hands-on delivery. Develop detection, recognition, and image-space tracking for difficult operational conditions, transition classical computer vision to learned models, define evaluation and performance metrics, and deploy optimized perception software to constrained embedded hardware. Collaborate with state estimation and guidance teams while ensuring latency, reliability, and deterministic fallback behavior.

Build, modify, configure, and field-test FPV drone platforms integrating third-party hardware and software. Troubleshoot flight controllers, ELRS radio links, and RF systems; perform soldering, wiring, and physical prototyping; assess integration feasibility; support prototype handoff; and collaborate with external partners on technical requirements.

Leads the state estimation and navigation team while remaining hands-on with onboard estimators. Owns technical architecture, GPS-denied navigation, sensor fusion, uncertainty measurement, validation, flight testing, and deployment across multiple aircraft. Manages and mentors engineers, establishes estimation performance standards, and partners with autonomy, controls, hardware, and flight-test teams to deliver reliable real-time navigation on embedded systems.

Own SMT process development and control for high-volume PCB assembly. Program automated assembly and inspection equipment, specify tooling and stencils, maintain quality plans and SOPs, train operators, support line operations, reduce defects and scrap, implement CAPA, provide DFM feedback, and support product scale-up from prototypes through NPI and high-volume production.

Own manufacturing processes for drone assemblies from station design through sustained production. Provide hands-on line support, troubleshoot tooling and equipment, improve cycle time and yield, maintain work instructions, validate process changes, lead root-cause analysis, support NPI builds, provide DFM feedback, and manage station-level KPIs. The role requires close collaboration with production, quality, technicians, and design engineering in a high-volume hardware environment.

Own RF qualification, validation, and production test strategy for drone wireless systems, including video and command-and-control links. Lead NPI readiness, manufacturing acceptance testing, automated RF infrastructure development, root-cause investigations, and production test scaling. Manage RF test engineers and technicians while partnering with design, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams to improve yield, reliability, and production readiness.

Supports Neros leadership by managing complex calendars, coordinating meetings, handling high-stakes logistics, managing stakeholders, solving operational challenges, and providing comprehensive administrative assistance. The role requires trusted handling of sensitive information, executive-level communication, flexibility across time zones, and occasional work outside normal business hours. The assistant will interact with partners, investors, and government officials while serving as an operational and cultural bridge for leadership teams.

Owns end-to-end RF subsystem development from architecture and simulation through layout, verification, validation, production testing, and mass production. Performs link budget, cascade, interference, desensitization, and connectivity analysis; selects critical components; leads root-cause investigations; manages timelines; and mentors engineers while collaborating with mechanical, firmware, and software teams.