Supplier Quality Engineer (LA)

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’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

Hadrian is building the next generation of automated precision manufacturing, and supplier quality is critical to delivering reliable, high-performance parts at scale. As a Supplier Quality Engineer, you will build and operate key components of Hadrian’s supplier quality program.

You will define how supplier quality documentation is reviewed and approved prior to shipment, conduct supplier audits, manage corrective actions, and drive continuous improvement across Hadrian’s Approved Supplier List (ASL). This role works closely with engineering, operations, strategic sourcing and product teams to ensure supplier quality processes scale with the business and are supported by internal software tools and digital workflows.

What You’ll Do

• Define and implement processes for reviewing supplier quality documentation (E-Certs, FAIRs, material certifications, dimensional inspection reports) prior to shipment approval.

• Conduct supplier audits (virtual and in-person) to assess capability and ensure compliance with industry (AS9100/NADCAP) and customer quality standards.

• Lead supplier corrective action processes (SCARs), including root cause investigations and resolution of quality escapes.

• Manage Hadrian’s ASL, monitoring approval status and performance.

• Evaluate and onboard new suppliers through capability assessments, qualification audits, and ongoing performance monitoring.

• Analyze supplier quality and delivery performance metrics to identify trends and drive supplier improvement initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing, supplier quality, or inspection of mechanical products in a production environment.

• Strong understanding of machining processes, GD&T, and precision manufacturing quality requirements.

• Experience reviewing quality documentation such as FAIRs, material certifications, and dimensional inspection reports.

• Experience conducting supplier audits or evaluating supplier capabilities.

• Ability to lead root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience working with AS9100 or ISO 9001 quality management systems.

• Familiarity with PPAP and structured supplier qualification processes.

• Certification in supplier or quality auditing.

• Experience collaborating with product or software teams to build digital quality workflows or internal quality tools.

• Familiarity with Six Sigma methodologies or statistical quality tools.
  Compensation and Benefits

  For this role, the target salary range is $100,000 - $160,000 (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

• Equity

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.

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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.