Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Sheet Metal, Special Projects

Hadrian Automation • Los Angeles, CA

84d

About The Position

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We recently raised $260 million dollar Series C to accelerate this mission. We are excited to launch a new Factory in Mesa, Arizona, a 270,000-square-foot facility that will create 350 new jobs immediately. We are opening a new headquarters to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to serve the naval production sector, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian collaborates with startups, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and major defense contractors across aerospace, shipbuilding, and aviation to scale production, reduce costs, and expedite delivery on mission-critical programs—leading investors, including Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, back us. Our fast-growing team is united by a shared mission to reindustrialize American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond! The factories-as-a-service team analyzes our current customers' production and supply chain challenges, builds data-driven presentations, designs and scopes factories of the future, and assists the Federal and Strategic sales team in forming long-term partnerships with the DOD, Primes, and other manufacturers. This specific team is responsible for scoping, design, cost, schedule, and technology analysis, as well as proposals for major programs and manufacturing transformations across all manufacturing methods and domains. With several major programs in flight, we are hiring rapidly for this team that will effectively analyze, design, scope, plan, and handover (or join) execution of large-scale manufacturing efforts.

Requirements

• Senior Manager or above level who's technically in the weeds, with deep expertise in Sheet Metal production and inspection
• Able to travel to assess factories 40% of the time
• Capable of leading 1-2 sheet metal MEs
• Able to analyse DFM, and design/plan production and inspection lines for sheet metal
• Prior experience standing up new sheet metal lines in Aerospace, Automotive, or other domains
• Ability to move quickly and make risk-adjusted decisions

Nice To Haves

• Software or automation experience is not required, but helpful
• Working knowledge of sheet metal technology and CapEx

Responsibilities

• Analyse customer drawings and current state of production to design, build, and guide automation of sheet metal DFM, Production, and Inspection Lines
• Contribute as a key player in factories as a service efforts
• Deliver cost/schedule/solutions in partnership with our customers and the Federal team
• Own CapEx planning, vendor selection, and costing

Benefits

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
• Flexible vacation policy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees