Founding Federal Manufacturing Engineer, Special Projects Division

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.

We recently raised $260 million dollar Series C to accelerate this mission. We are excited to be launching 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 naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian works with startups, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and major defense contractors across space, shipbuilding, and aviation to scale production, reduce costs, and accelerate delivery on mission-critical programs. We are backed by leading investors including Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our fast-growing team is united by a shared mission to reindustrialize American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond!

What You'll Do

• Responsible for managing day-to-day communications with customers on operational statuses of products in production

• Responsible for managing several small-to-medium sized projects in cross-functional teams pertaining to new product introduction and new process creation

• Ensure that customer information is being internally processed in a timely manner and that deadlines are being met

• Ability to work in ambiguous situations and takes initiative to identify and resolve operational problems

• Ability to understand how day-to-day operational tasks lead up into metric goals

• Part-time travel to client sites, when needed

What We’re Looking For

• Strong Organizational Skills - Hire will need to be able to manage flows of customer information (RFQs, POs, SDRs, OORs) and ensure that everything is processed and responded to by deadlines.

• Strong Communication Skills - Hire will need to be able to disseminate information frequently to internal and external stakeholders. They will be a primary point of contact externally so they will need to remain composed in stressful situations and articulate at distilling information.

• Understanding of Manufacturing - Hire will be expected to come in relatively quickly and take on responsibilities (within 2-3 weeks). They should have a background working in manufacturing environments to the extent that they understand the processes performed by Hadrian, how work gets done, and the constraints/parameters of manufacturing processes.

• Ability to Use Basic Software Tools - Hire will need to operate proficiently in Excel, Powerpoint, Flow, and Airtable. While they do not need to know how to develop software or have experience with non-Microsoft Office tools, the expectation is they can functionally use a new tool within a week and be highly proficient within a month. Should be able to make external-facing caliber documents and process data within Office tools on day 1.

What Will Set You Apart

• Ability to Lead Cross-functional Teams - Part of the role will entail working with other departments to get projects finished. Experience in this regard will allow the hire to take on a larger scope of work earlier on.

• Prior Aerospace Machining Experience - Understanding aerospace machining processes will expedite their ability to fully grasp the role and better understand the context of our work

• Experience with Finances/Business Metrics - The ability to understand Hadrian’s growth goals and tie that into the work they are managing for a customer would be helpful in them to craft strategy and manage the quoting process.

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

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $95,000 - $155,000 (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 pos