Manufacturing Engineer, Tube & Pipe

HADRIAN - MANUFACTURING THE FUTURE

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.

Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.

If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

THE ROLE:

As part of the Tube Bending team, you'll own scoping, design, planning, drawing reviews, and capital expenditure planning, and you'll be the go-to resource for our automation team on Tube Bending best practices. Day to day, you'll quickly review drawings for manufacturability, select the right CapEx for part numbers and assemblies, and apply deep knowledge of Tube Bending production and inspection methods. You'll help build new factories for existing production scope and shape the manufacturing processes for new products that use Tube Bending. We're looking for someone who can analyze drawings at a technical level and also plan Tube Bending lines or entire factories from scratch. We're interviewing at all levels.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- Ability to analyze customer drawings and current state of production to design, build, and guide automation of Tube Bending DFM, Production, and Inspection Lines

- Be a key player in factories as a service efforts

- Experience delivering cost, schedule, and solutions in partnership with our customers and the Federal team

- Ability to own CapEx planning, vendor selection, and costing

- SME with deep expertise in Tube Bending production and inspection

- Able to travel ~25% to DOD and prime facilities

- Able to analyze DFM, and design/plan production and inspection lines for Tube Bending

- Prior experience standing up new Tube Bending lines in Aerospace, Automotive, or other domains

- Ability to move quickly and make risk-adjusted decisions

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART

- Software or automation experience is not required, but helpful

- Working knowledge of Tube Bending technology and CapEx

COMPENSATION

For this role, the target salary range is $106,000 - $181,000 (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.

BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

- 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

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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.

USE OF AI IN HIRING

Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy https://www.hadrian.co/privacy-policy.

CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY

Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

HADRIAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. 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.