Firmware Engineer - Flight Software at Neros Technologies
Torrance, CA
$145,500–$204,000from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Torrance, CA
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A firmware engineering role focused on flight-critical software for first-person-view military drones. The work centers on implementing flight modes, porting and tuning control algorithms across stacks like Betaflight and PX4, building vehicle-side datalink and payload integrations, and debugging issues through bench and flight-test cycles. Best suited to embedded C engineers with hands-on flight stack experience and a background shipping firmware on real hardware.
Senior level · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The posting names both PX4 and Betaflight as acceptable flight stacks under the requirements section ('PX4, Betaflight, or similar'); they are treated as interchangeable alternatives for that single gate.
SITL and HITL are listed together as a single testing-methodology requirement; HITL is captured as an alternative since either satisfies the same gate.
IMU, barometer, and GPS are named as sensor examples within the flight-control fundamentals requirement rather than as standalone tool gates; they are included to reflect the concrete domain knowledge required.
MAVLink, uORB, EKF2, QGroundControl, and EKF/complementary filters all appear under the 'Nice to have' section and are marked preferred accordingly.
No security clearance is explicitly required, though the defense/counter-UAS context may make one likely in practice — candidates should verify.
Compensation is stated as base salary only; the posting notes that highly competitive equity grants are also part of total compensation.
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