Who We Are

Neros is transforming a defense industry mired in costly, behemoth machinery—to circumvent a looming vulnerability gap, to give dismounted soldiers a fighting chance against tanks, and ultimately, to get as many humans off the battlefield as possible.

While consumer technology is evolving by bounds on the smaller-cheaper-better path, U.S. defense technology wallows in the large, centralized, and wildly expensive paradigm. Our air, land, and sea machinery budget is staggering; yet these large assets can still be vulnerable to very small weapons. When swarm technology comes into its own, the asymmetry will escalate. Nowhere is the pattern more glaring than in small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS)—drones.

What you'll be doing

As an early Neros employee, you will get to help decide the direction of our future as an Operations Manager. We are looking for someone to set the tone for operational excellence at Neros through developing systems and processes to ensure that daily operations run without friction.

You should be someone who enjoys problem solving and is comfortable managing various tasks within human resources, facilities, IT management and more. This is a high impact role that is both highly strategic and execution focused.

Additionally, you will be managing the following areas:

• Working with outside vendors and counsel to maintain ITAR compliance
• Internal company tools/software management
• Manage IT Systems and provisioning (until a full time IT person is hired)
• Manage company payroll
• Maintain facility cleanliness, organization, and supplies (IT, equipment, desks, snacks, etc.)
• Organize, track, and manage the logistics of incoming/outgoing hardware, vet/acquire tools to automate these processes
• Manage purchase orders and budget tracking
• Develop, implement, and review operational policies and procedures
• Coordination of events such as company parties, investor visits, and more

You should have the following

• Two or more years of proven success in an operations management role
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with IT administration is greatly preferred
• Highly organized with proven project management capabilities
• Experience with a wide variety of software and business productivity tools from assessment, contract negotiations, procurement, and implementation
• Knowledge of business productivity software and an aptitude for learning new applications (Google workspace, MS Word/Excel, accounting & project management tools, Greenhouse ATS, Rippling)
• Knowledge of ITAR compliance is highly preferred
• This is an in person/in office role based in El Segundo, CA

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.