Neros
Military Drones · Defense Manufacturing
104open roles
$194kmedian advertised pay
$372.2Mraised in 7 rounds
Growinghiring pace, 70 of 100
Overview
Neros is a defense technology company headquartered in Torrance, California near Los Angeles that designs and mass-produces low-cost FPV, autonomous and interceptor drones for Western militaries, including its Archer FPV system. Founded in 2023 by former drone racers Soren Monroe-Anderson and Olaf Hichwa, it builds its drones in the United States without Chinese supply chains, has offices in Washington, Kyiv and London, and raised a $250 million Series C at a $2.5 billion valuation. It hires mechanical, firmware, PCB, autonomy, UAV systems and manufacturing engineers, FPV test pilots, supply chain and IT staff, and US Army business development leads.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 104 open roles at Neros. Neros is headquartered in Torrance, United States. It was founded in 2023. It has raised $370.9M in 4 funding rounds. The latest round is Series C of $250M, announced in 2026. The median pay stated in its open roles is $192k, across 96 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 104Job postings Alion tracks, as of Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- Torrance, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Founded
- 2023Alion company profile, updated Nov 13, 2026
- Employees
- 200+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Total raised
- $370.9MSum of 4 equity rounds Alion knows
- Latest round
- Series C · $250M · Aug 11, 2026Press report · pulse2.com
- Median advertised pay
- $192kPay stated in 96 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 125Named in its job postings
How Neros hires
Truth index
B 83/100
Median time to fill
59 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
68%
Reposted roles
0%
Neros scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 25 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 68% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 59 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Jobs
$137k – $192k per year · Equity · In office · Nationals only · Torrance
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$42k – $72k per year · Equity · In office · 2+ years exp · High School Diploma · Torrance
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$187k – $315k per year · Equity · In office · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Torrance
MATLAB
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$225k – $315k per year · Equity · In office · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Torrance
MATLAB
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$58k – $76k per year · Equity · In office · 2+ years exp · High School Diploma · Torrance
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$58k – $76k per year · Equity · In office · 2+ years exp · High School Diploma · Torrance
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$111k – $155k per year · Equity · In office · 5+ years exp · Torrance
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$225k – $315k per year · Equity · In office · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Torrance
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$100k – $160k per year · Equity · In office · 1+ year exp · Bachelor's Degree · Torrance
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$187k – $315k per year · Equity · In office · 8+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Torrance
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$194k
Typical range
$72k – $357k
Open positions
95
81
Jobs
Junior
17.3%
Middle
11.1%
Senior
50.6%
Staff
17.3%
Principal
3.7%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 14 | $133k | $72k – $194k |
| Middle | 9 | $192k | $95k – $215k |
| Senior | 41 | $216k | $128k – $315k |
| Staff | 14 | $233k | $103k – $349k |
| Principal | 3 | $357k | $300k – $357k |
Highest paying role
Principal Electrical Engineer
$357k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Neros
By role, level and city, against the market · 95 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
70/100
Growing
Open positions
104
14 opened / 8 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
58 days
faster than 23% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~6 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
21% ▲
Field & Service
15% ▼
Hardware
11% ▲
Operations
10% ▼
Management
7% ▼
Administrative
4% ▲
Actively hiring for Hardware (+5 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
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Financials
Total raised
$372.2M
Latest round
Series C
Funding rounds
7
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Neros over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
125
Postings analysed
90
Stack modernity
77/100AI adopter
Languages
Python33%
C++11%
SQL10%
MATLAB8%
Frameworks & libraries
Betaflight14%
ArduPilot9%
GStreamer3%
FFmpeg2%
Databases
Memcached1%
PostgreSQL1%
Redis1%
InfluxDB1%
Cloud & platforms
Linux10%
Azure4%
Kubernetes3%
AWS3%
AI & ML
ChatGPT1%
Claude1%
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News
Neros Technologies Secures $250M Series C to Scale Autonomous Defense Drones
Neros Technologies raises $250M in Series C funding to scale defense drone production. Learn how the $2.5B startup is expanding autonomous systems.
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Neros Raises $250 Million Series C At $2.5 Billion Valuation To Scale Autonomous And Interceptor Drone Programs
Neros Technologies has raised $250 million in Series C funding at a $2.5 billion post-money valuation to accelerate development and production of its autonomous and interceptor drone programs. The round was co-led by Sequoia Capital and American Strategic
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First PBAS Delivery Completed Early as Neros Launches Archer Block 2
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., March 09, 2026--Neros Technologies today confirmed its first delivery under the U.S. Army's Purpose Built Attritable Systems (PBAS) program ahead of contract date, marking a key milestone in fielding NDAA-compliant unmanned systems at
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Neros: $75 Million Series B Raised To Scale Domestic Drone Manufacturing And Support U.S. Defense Programs
Neros has secured a $75 million Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Vy Capital US and Interlagos. The funding follows a period of rapid production scaling, increased revenue, and successful deployments across key U.S. de
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Drone Startup Neros Gets $35 Million
Neros Inc., a drone manufacturing startup based in El Segundo, has raised $35 million in series A funding. The round was led by Vy Capital in the United
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Neros Archer
Introducing Neros Archer, the first FPV platform on the BlueUAS list. Archer is a high performance, long range FPV drone capable of carrying a 2 kg/4.5 lb payload over 20 kilometers. The components that make up Archer are engineered by Neros, refined by r
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
2
Busiest office
Torrance
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Torrance
United States
HQ
89 open roles 54 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 200-500 est. staff $204k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, Hardware, Field & Service
Washington
United States
Sales office
DC
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $173k Avg Salary
hires for Communications, Public Policy, Field & Service
Swindon
United Kingdom
Sales office
London Office
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 1-10 est. staff $95k Avg Salary
hires for Operations
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Alion, "Neros: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/neros
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