Applications Engineer

Hadrian Automation • Mesa, AZ

3d

About The Position

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost. Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built. Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen. If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

The Role
Hadrian's Applications Engineering team develops 0-1 machining solutions to supercharge the throughput and capabilities of our Factory. The team focuses on developing novel solutions for CNC programming, workholding, fixturing, tooling, process control, new materials, and machining capabilities.
We are looking for an Applications Engineer to execute our Machining roadmap to scale Hadrian to be multi-factory across the US. You will work closely with Applications Engineering, CAM Operations, Software Engineering, and Robotics to push the boundaries of machining at scale and are looking to add a curious and self-motivated expert to join our already world class team.

Requirements

• A track record of solving difficult manufacturing problems and building technical systems that hold up in production
• Depth in one or two of these areas, with the judgment to work across the rest: machining, manufacturing engineering, automation, robotics, metrology, simulation, tooling, or software for manufacturing
• Working knowledge of machining fundamentals, including tooling, workholding, GD&T, inspection, and process validation
• The ability to trace a problem across process, equipment, software, and operational causes
• Clear written and verbal communication with machinists, engineers, and factory leadership

Nice To Haves

• Multi-axis CNC machining, mill-turn, or production experience with titanium and Inconel
• CAM programming in hyperMILL, NX, Mastercam, or similar platforms
• Macro programming on Heidenhain or Fanuc controllers
• Automated metrology, in-process inspection, statistical process control, load monitoring, or tool life monitoring
• Palletized automation, robotic machine tending, or lights-out production
• Software and data skills applied to manufacturing, such as Python, version control, and production data analysis
• Simulation and modeling, such as cutting dynamics, tap testing, or FEA
• Experience in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical, energy, or similarly demanding environments
• Machines, tools, software, or businesses you built on your own initiative

Responsibilities

• Develop manufacturing processes for complex aerospace and defense components, including machining strategy, tooling, workholding, probing, and inspection
• Take 0-1 New Product Introduction parts from print to production for new customers, new materials, and new part families
• Build the automation, process control, and software workflows that let production run without constant engineering attention
• Set machine, tooling, and process standards adopted across Hadrian factories
• Diagnose high-impact production failures across process, equipment, software, and operational causes, then change the standard so the failure stays fixed
• Advise as a subject matter expert on tooling, machine selection, workholding, and process engineering across the factory, and contribute that domain knowledge to the software that automates CAM programming
• Work with CAM, CNC Controls, Robotics, Software, Quality, and Operations to integrate manufacturing systems into production
• Support factory launches, machine bring-up, and production stabilization

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed