Lead Design Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

Hadrian Automation • Los Angeles, CA

6h

About The Position

We are seeking a customer-facing Technical Lead with demonstrated experience designing advanced metal additive manufacturing hardware for regulated or high-reliability environments. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), supported by proficiency in analytical tools such as finite element analysis (FEA), computational fluid dynamics (CFD), thermal analysis, and topology optimization. This role requires hands-on experience with advanced additive design software platforms (e.g., nTopology, Oqton 3DXpert, Hyperganic, LEAP 71, or similar tools) and the ability to translate complex or evolving requirements into manufacturable, performance-validated designs. The successful candidate communicates technical trade-offs clearly, collaborates effectively with customers and cross-functional manufacturing teams, and delivers innovative, production-ready hardware solutions aligned with quality, cost, and performance objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, aerospace, or a related engineering field (or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience).
• Demonstrated experience designing metal additive manufacturing hardware in regulated or high-reliability industries (e.g., aerospace, defense, energy, medical, or similar).
• Advanced knowledge of Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM), including architecture selection, build strategy, post-processing considerations, and production release practices.
• Experience conducting and interpreting multiphysics simulations (e.g., FEA, CFD, thermal analysis) to validate structural, thermal, and fluid performance.
• Proficiency with advanced additive design and modeling tools (e.g., nTopology, Oqton 3DXpert, Hyperganic, LEAP 71, or comparable platforms), as well as CAD, GD&T, and drawing release standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing reusable design methodologies, templates, or simulation workflows that scale across teams or programs.
• Demonstrated expertise in topology optimization, implicit modeling, lattice structures (e.g., TPMS, graded lattices), or advanced internal flow path and heat exchanger design.
• Experience presenting technical design reviews to customer engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
• Publicly available technical publications, case studies, or conference presentations demonstrating advanced additive design capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design of customer hardware from requirements definition and concept development through production-ready release, ensuring manufacturability, performance validation, and inspection readiness.
• Facilitate structured customer workshops to define technical requirements, propose additive manufacturing (AM)-optimized architectures, and drive alignment on feasible, build-ready solutions.
• Apply advanced Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) principles, including build orientation, support strategies, distortion risk mitigation, post-processing integration, and critical-to-quality feature definition.
• Perform and review multiphysics analyses (e.g., FEA, CFD, thermal, coupled simulations), topology optimization, and advanced geometry development to validate performance against defined requirements.
• Partner cross-functionally with Applications Engineering, Materials & Process Engineering, Systems Engineering, Quality, and Operations to ensure scalable, repeatable production and support root cause and corrective action activities as needed.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level