Manufacturing Engineer

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

Hadrian is building the next generation of autonomous factories for aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing. We’re seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to drive the design, development, and scaling of manufacturing processes that support high-complexity production across facilities and programs. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams — including Design, Operations, CAM/CMM, Supply Chain, and Software — to turn technical requirements into robust, repeatable manufacturing solutions that meet quality, cost, and schedule goals.

What You’ll Do

• Support manufacturing across multiple disciplines from early DFM and process planning to production execution and continuous improvement.

• Apply systematic problem solving to identify and eliminate production bottlenecks and scale manufacturing systems and processes.

• Drive collaboration with internal engineering teams, factory operations, and external partners to ensure manufacturability, quality, and throughput objectives are met.

• Provide technical support for production launches, tooling, automation integration, process documentation, and cross-departmental initiatives

• Analyze product designs and engineering data to define manufacturing methods, tooling needs, and process flows.

• Plan, implement, and optimize manufacturing processes, including manual and automated methods across machining, assembly, fabrication, and inspection operations.

• Lead problem resolution for production issues, including root-cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

• Work with tooling, equipment vendors, and fabrication partners as needed to support process execution and new capability integration.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or related) or equivalent experience.

• 3+ years hands-on experience in manufacturing engineering, production support, or process development, ideally in aerospace or high-precision manufacturing.

• Strong technical acumen with ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and GD&T.

• Demonstrated systems thinking and problem-solving skills. Able to work across functions to drive results.

• Excellent communicator with a proactive, ownership mindset.

Bonus

• Experience with automation, robotics, CNC machining, tooling design, and process simulation.

• Exposure to high-mix, low-volume manufacturing environments.

• Familiarity with quality systems (ISO/AS9100) and continuous improvement methodologies.

Note: We use AI-enabled tools, including automated recruiting and screening technologies, to support candidate sourcing, communication, and application review. Human oversight is maintained, and all final hiring decisions are made by our People team.

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

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.