Tooling Technician

Hadrian Automation • Torrance, CA

7d

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.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in tooling fabrication, spanning both modification of established tools and fabrication of new tools.
• Hands-on experience with welding, water jet operation, laser tracking, manual machine shop equipment, and general assembly.
• Ability to operate autonomously with minimal oversight on program-critical timelines.
• Comfort collaborating directly with engineering on new tool development and design.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts and a bias toward unblocking the program quickly.

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience where tooling was a critical-path item on a program ramp.
• Experience helping stand up or scale a tooling function from a small team.
• Cross-trained across multiple fabrication processes beyond welding and water jet.
• A track record of mentoring less experienced technicians on tooling fabrication.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and modify tooling in direct support of new product introduction across our manufacturing programs.
• Partner with engineering to help develop and design new tools from the ground up.
• Operate welding, water jet, laser tracking, manual machine shop (mills, lathes), and general assembly equipment as needed to support builds.
• Maintain and iterate on existing tooling as part designs and requirements evolve.
• Help scale tooling processes and practices as the team grows 3x over the next 6 months.

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