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Leads the creation and scaling of Hadrian’s technical data modernization operation. Builds workflows, training, quality controls, hiring plans, and automation partnerships to convert legacy defense drawings and technical data into manufacturing-ready models. Manages throughput, quality, capacity, program schedules, data-handling requirements, and organizational growth. Hires and develops operational leaders while ensuring customer acceptance and efficient delivery across multiple defense programs.

Build and lead Hadrian’s enterprise Sales and Operations Planning function across sites. Establish governance, planning cadence, analytics, metrics, and decision-making forums; align demand, supply, capacity, finance, and operations. Own network site allocation, capacity modeling, load balancing, constraint management, and sellable capacity. Lead scenario planning and executive recommendations while hiring, coaching, and developing the S&OP team.

Supports the design, development, and ramp-up of advanced manufacturing lines. Reviews mechanical drawings for manufacturing feasibility, develops production workflows and tooling requirements, evaluates equipment and CapEx needs, coordinates with vendors, and contributes to automation and inspection planning. The role works closely with senior engineers and program teams across CNC machining, additive manufacturing, assembly, and other high-mix manufacturing processes, with approximately 25% travel for site visits and vendor interactions.

Supports the design, development, and ramp-up of advanced manufacturing lines for aerospace, defense, and critical infrastructure. Reviews drawings for manufacturability, develops production workflows and tooling requirements, researches capital equipment, coordinates with vendors, and contributes to automation and inspection planning. The role involves collaboration with senior engineers and program leads, hands-on problem solving, and approximately 25% travel for site visits and vendor interactions.

Senior Product Designer who will design tools, automations, and end-to-end workflows for Hadrian’s AI-powered factory operating system. The role partners with engineering and factory operations, researches complex customer problems, prototypes in Figma and code, ships production features, and measures business impact. Experience with industrial software, AI-powered products, agent-driven workflows, or production coding is advantageous. The position is based in Los Angeles and supports aerospace and defense manufacturing.

Leads Forward Deployed Engineering programs from discovery through production, owning technical roadmaps, delivery, architecture, customer and government relationships, and platform feedback. Builds and manages engineering, product, and design teams while maintaining hands-on technical involvement. The role requires strong product judgment, executive communication, zero-to-one product development, AI fluency, hiring ability, and experience operating in ambiguous, high-stakes environments involving aerospace, defense, manufacturing, hardware, and software.

Leads Forward Deployed Engineering teams delivering technical outcomes for major government, defense, and manufacturing programs. Owns technical roadmaps, product scope, architecture, production delivery, executive customer relationships, and platform feedback. Builds and manages engineering, product, and design teams while remaining hands-on in early-stage development and technical reviews. Requires strong product judgment, AI fluency, executive communication, zero-to-one product experience, and the ability to operate across hardware, software, and manufacturing.

Own workforce training systems and documentation for manufacturing operations. Structure capability information into skills matrices, evaluations, compliance courses, and standard documentation; manage revisions and version control; create process documentation and trainee handbooks; administer LMS content and skills data; maintain certification records and documentation hygiene; and ensure materials are accurate, organized, accessible, and audit-ready. Collaborate with training specialists, subject-matter experts, engineers, and governance teams to translate process knowledge into clear training content.

Owns the design, planning, and scaling of Tube Bending manufacturing and inspection lines. Responsibilities include drawing and manufacturability reviews, CapEx planning, vendor selection, costing, automation guidance, and production process development. The role supports new factory launches, customer solutions, and aerospace or defense manufacturing programs. Travel to Department of Defense and prime facilities is approximately 25%.

Own capital equipment delivery from purchase through installation, managing schedules, third-party logistics providers, suppliers, freight, shipping, receiving, and installation coordination. Communicate risks and schedule changes to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, align requirements, and resolve delivery issues. The role requires strong project management, detailed tracking, autonomous execution, and supplier coordination in a fast-growing manufacturing environment.