Senior Firmware Engineer
- Level
- Senior
Not stated in the posting: salary, work type, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Neros Technologies's standard text
Who we are
Neros is a defense technology company rebuilding America’s drone industrial base. We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.
As drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.
What you will be doing
As an early Neros employee, you will get to help decide the direction of our future. We are looking for someone who can write the embedded software on the Neros Archer platform including flight control and radio link code. You will be developing embedded firmware for microcontrollers used within FPV Drones and their support electronics, debugging hardware & firmware problems, supporting requirements development including review, feasibility, and architecture and supporting testing including creating test cases, reviewing test plans and executing tests.
You should have the following
- BS or MS in CS/CE/EE or equivalent industry experience
- Strong C development skills for embedded applications
- Hands-on work with embedded communication protocols - e.g. I2C, SPI, UART, Ethernet
- Experience developing in bare-metal or RTOS firmware environments
- Experience integrating sensors and other external components
- Comfortable with hardware & software tools - e.g. oscilloscopes, logic analyzer, JTAG/SWD Debuggers, etc…
- Experience using Git including development workflows
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
Nice to haves
- Experience with ARM Cortex-M processors - e.g. STM32
- Experience with FPV Drone software including Betaflight, ExpressLRS, PX4, Ardupilot, etc.
What this role asks for
Particular to this role
Git · RTOS
Rare in Neros Technologies's other 64 open postings.
Standard for embedded / hardware roles
Embedded Systems
Common in embedded / hardware postings at any company.
64% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Neros Technologies's standard text, folded away below.
Compared with Neros Technologies's other open jobs.
The team: R&D Other
This role is one of 3 open in R&D Other.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Embedded Systems (3 of 3)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Engineering Team Lead, UA posted May 25
- UAV Systems Engineer posted May 25
From the team and dates on Neros Technologies's own job board.
Salary context
10 other open postings titled Senior Firmware Engineer state a salary: median USD 151,500 to USD 217,500 a year.
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