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# Director of Materials Management at Neros Technologies

- **Company:** Neros Technologies
- **Location:** Torrance, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-11-07
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-08
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nerostechnologies/jobs/5287919007

## Job description

## 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 Director of Materials Management, you will own all material flow at Neros: inventory and warehousing, shipping and receiving, kitting and line-side replenishment, fulfillment, and logistics. Your team is responsible for every part from the receiving dock to the production line and every finished drone from pack-out to delivery, with inventory accuracy and material availability as the core mandates. This is both an operations leadership and an engineering role: you will design and continuously redesign warehouse layouts, material flow systems, and packaging standards as production rate scales, build and lead a multi-shift team that will grow to include industrial and packaging engineers, and plan the capital investments and execute projects required to support production of over 1M drones per year in our 250k sqft Torrance factory.

## Responsibilities

- Own all inventory, material handling, and warehouse operations: process, systems, and execution
- Ensure everything gets shipped on-time every time, including total ownership of the fulfillment and shipping functions for both standard product and one-off shipments (including hazmat)
- Maintain high inventory accuracy through process control and routine cycle counting, meeting internal and external audit requirements
- Define packaging, kitting, internal transport, and line-side presentation standards at the part-number level in partnership with production and supply chain
- Design warehouse layouts, storage systems, and material flow for each rate increase; plan and execute capital investments in racking, material handling equipment, and automation
- Use simulation and data analysis to continuously improve the floorplan, processes, tooling, and training and increase overall efficiency per employee
- Hire, develop, and lead a multi-level, multi-shift organization of hourly and salaried team members, with a safety-first floor culture
- Partner with supply chain and business systems teams to develop tools and systems to visualize and execute work reliably, and enable processes such as FIFO, Kanban, clear-to-build, fulfillment, and more

You should have the following

- 8+ years in materials management, warehouse, or distribution operations inside a manufacturing plant, including 3+ years managing teams
- Owned inventory accuracy for an operation with 1,000+ active part numbers
- Transaction-level fluency in an ERP/WMS system — min/max settings, backflush, cycle count variance, and location management
- Direct ownership of shipping & receiving, including carrier management and on-time shipment performance

## Nice to have

- Bachelor's degree in engineering or similar technical field
- Scaled a materials operation through a major production ramp in aerospace, automotive, medical device, or consumer electronics
- Material flow modeling or discrete event simulation (FlexSim, AnyLogic, or similar)
- SQL or Python for operational analysis
- Experience handling and shipping ITAR-controlled hardware
- Experience handling and shipping hazardous materials including li-ion batteries

US Salary Range

$187,000-$262,500 USD

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are considered part of Neros' total compensation package.

We’re an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applicants without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

## About Neros Technologies

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: A defense technology company building combat-proven, attritable drones and unmanned systems to deliver asymmetric advantage for Western military forces at scale.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States (El Segundo area)
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Soren Monroe‑Anderson (CEO) and Olaf Hichwa (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Defense and Space Manufacturing
- **Target customers**: U.S. Department of Defense (Army, Marine Corps), allied nations (Ukraine, UK), and NATO partners – B2G / government.
- **Mission statement**: “Building unmanned superiority. At scale. In America.” The company was founded to onshore the manufacturing of drones critical to a modern arsenal and close the gap between design and deployment.

## Products & Services
Neros designs and manufactures high-performance unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with a focus on first‑person view (FPV) attritable drones, ground control stations, radios, and supporting software.
- **Archer Strike FPV**: A kinetic‑enabled FPV drone for lethal effects at range in contested environments. Combat‑proven, BlueUAS certified, and selected for the U.S. Army’s PBAS program.
- **Archer**: General‑purpose FPV drone built for modular payloads and resilient communications; also available as the **Archer Fiber** variant (fiber‑optic control link for jamming resistance, launched Dec 2025 in partnership with Kela Technologies).
- **Longbow / Crossbow**: Ground control stations – Longbow is a maximum‑range stationary GCS; Crossbow is a tactical GCS enabling electronic warfare resistance at range.
- **APEX (Adaptive Payload Exchange)**: An open‑source drone‑to‑payload integration standard (released May 2026) with commitments from Northrop Grumman and others.
- **Software**: Flight control, autonomy, and manufacturing‑support software. Custom flight computer with integrated sensor suite, designed for rapid iteration and software‑defined hardware.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding – **$120.9M** raised to date (Seed $10.9M, Series A $35M, Series B $75M)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Sequoia Capital (led Series B), Vy Capital, Cantos (led Seed); Kela Technologies (Archer Fiber), Northrop Grumman (APEX), DARPA (AI Grand Prix hardware provider)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Selected by U.S. Army for Purpose‑Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program (one of three vendors) targeting up to 1M drones over two years.
  - 6,000‑unit export deal to Ukraine.
  - Established Neros Technologies UK with up to £10M investment over five years; manufacturing hub in Swindon.
  - Headcount growth: +355% YoY (approx. 75–88 employees); 52 active job postings as of mid‑2026.
  - Open‑sourced APEX standard to create ecosystem lock‑in.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertically integrated U.S. manufacturing** with a secure, onshored supply chain – founded specifically to rebuild the American drone industrial base.
- **Combat‑proven systems** (Ukraine, live‑fire testing) in high‑tempo electronic warfare environments.
- **BlueUAS certified** – compliance with NDAA and U.S. government standards.
- **Fiber‑optic control link** (Archer Fiber) that is immune to RF jamming – a unique differentiation in contested spectrum.
- **Open‑source payload standard (APEX)** to drive adoption and ecosystem dependence.
- **Rapid iteration culture** – “engineer at the speed of modern conflict” with continuous battlefield feedback.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale production**: CEO has publicly stated a target of 10,000+ drones per month; PBAS award and UK hub are key enablers.
- **International expansion**: Establish sovereign manufacturing in the UK (Swindon) to supply British Armed Forces and NATO partners.
- **Autonomy advancement**: Hiring Head of Autonomy, autonomy simulation engineers, and computer vision engineers to mature software‑defined capabilities.
- **Ecosystem building**: Promote APEX as an industry standard to lock in partners and expand market reach.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “Fast, hands‑on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.” Emphasizes extreme ownership, rapid iteration, and real‑world impact. Attracts talent from SpaceX, Anduril, Skydio, and Relativity Space.
- **Work model**: On‑site in Torrance (CA), with a Tennessee office (Advanced Manufacturing) and Ukraine office. UK hub (Swindon) also hiring. Roles include engineering, manufacturing, autonomy, RF, IT, and business development.
- **Notable perks / engineering culture**: Build products that are actually tested in combat; startup speed with mission‑focused seriousness; opportunity to shape the future of attritable drone warfare. Strong preference for builders, not watchers.

## Sources
1. [neros.tech](https://www.neros.tech/)
2. [Greenhouse Careers Page](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/nerostechnologies)
3. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/neros-tech)
4. [Built In Neros Technologies](https://builtin.com/company/neros-technologies)
5. [robotics.press Company Profile](https://robotics.press/news/neros-technologies-company-profile/)

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