Manufacturing Engineer, Production

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

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.

Valued at $1.6B, we’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

The Role
The Manufacturing Engineer is essential in ensuring robust production support and facilitating the scaling of manufacturing processes, with a strong emphasis on CNC machining excellence. This role is responsible for integrating new customer technical expectations seamlessly into the factory’s capabilities, supporting the transition from low-rate to high-volume production, and spearheading the adoption of new automated production assets and software enhancements.

This position requires significant hands-on experience with 5-axis CNC machining and will act as a technical leader in improving machining methods, yield, and part-level process performance.
 

What You’ll Do

• Ensure strict adherence to paperwork and customer requirements for quality and compliance, particularly as it relates to precision-machined components.

• Onboard new customers, ensuring the factory’s CNC machining capabilities and tolerance control meet their technical expectations.

• Assist in work prioritization and triage during peak production periods to maintain workflow efficiency across CNC operations.

• Own problem solving and disposition of production defects, drive root cause problem solving to impact yield and rework rates, with a strong focus on machining-related issues.

• Analyze machining yield data and identify opportunities to improve cycle time, tool life, part quality, and overall CNC process robustness.

• Lead the factory’s transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing, identifying and implementing necessary changes in CNC processes, tooling strategies, and infrastructure.

• Collaborate closely with CAM programmers to improve programs at the part-number level, optimizing toolpaths, cutting parameters, and workholding strategies rather than focusing solely on day-to-day program creation.

• Onboard new automated production assets, particularly CNC equipment, collaborating with software engineering to drive improvements in software products that support machining processes.

• Adapt shop floor structure and processes to accommodate high-volume CNC production needs, such as implementing optimized machining cells and standardized setups.

• Create production processes in unstructured areas of our operational system, especially as they relate to machining scalability and repeatability.

• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to other engineers in machining best practices and CNC process optimization.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another related STEM field and 4–5 years of engineering experience in a production environment with significant exposure to CNC machining.

• In lieu of a degree, at least 5+ years of hands-on experience in a high-intensity CNC production environment may be considered.

• Extensive experience with 5-axis CNC machining in a precision manufacturing environment.

• Strong understanding of machining strategies, cutting tools, workholding, and process optimization for tight-tolerance components, especially in aerospace manufacturing.

• Comprehensive knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

• Demonstrated experience using data to drive machining process improvements (yield, scrap reduction, rework reduction, cycle time improvement).

• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including CAM programmers and software engineering, to enhance CNC production capabilities.

What Will Set You Apart

• Master’s degree in Engineering or STEM related field.

• 5+ years of experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment with complex CNC-machined components.

• Knowledge of quality systems specifically AS9100.

• Demonstrated experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies applied in machining environments.

• Experience applying software approaches (SQL, VBA, Python etc.) to analyze machining performance data.

• Proficiency with various ERP/MRP systems.

• Ability to articulate and defend engineering decisions related to machining strategy and process improvements.

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $89,000 - $145,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

• 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

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.