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!

The Role

As the Director of New Product Introduction (NPI), you will be responsible for the first tollgate in the production cycle (CAM and CMM programming + the associated iteration cycles). Hadrian’s manufacturing strategy hinges on standardization and reliability. We design processes so that entry-level technicians can execute them with limited training, minimizing the need for seasoned operators to compensate for programming or process errors.

What You’ll Do

1. Defining Manufacturing Strategy:

• Interpreting bespoke customer requirements and translating them into a clear manufacturing approach leveraging Hadrian’s unique system – standardize response to customer inputs and streamline operational workflow/output.

• Using production feedback/data to refine approaches and standardize factory inputs. Owning and reeducating customer facing DFM toolkit, operational processes, and software automation/firewalls.

• Defining product groups and the associated configuration structures to provide highly predictable manufacturing workflows

• Aligning workflows for CMM and CNC programming

2. System Maturity + Capability Development

• Mapping capability and configuration maturity; partnering with automation to make existing capabilities “boringly predictable.” Unlocking resources to buildout future capabilities and lowering technical floor for CNC/CMM programming execution. Ensuring “copy/paste” standards at scale.

• Creating structure for and driving technical readiness assessments (including associated automation roadmap) for new capabilities.

3. Business Plan for Transactional Programming

• Define, build, edit, and scale operational system and organization structure for remote/transactional programming – Inclusive of contractor structure

4. Execution + Team Development

• Accountable for operational KPI success and improvement

• Positioning the organization to support multi-site operation including role breakdown and associated skills/development matrices

• Developing team of leaders supporting internal and external operations

• Working with workforce development team on fundamental changes to workflow/process that require retraining the workforce

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related STEM field.

• 5+ years of experience in advanced manufacturing, aerospace, precision machining, or equivalent high-complexity, regulated production environments

• 3+ years of proven leadership in a multi-disciplinary and technical manufacturing organization; preferably experience leading leaders

• Demonstrated ability to translate customer specs and engineering drawings into standardized, repeatable manufacturing processes and workflows.

• Proven aptitude for rapid, pragmatic problem-solving in manufacturing environments.

• Ability to balance standardization with technical depth, especially when creating copy/paste models for technical workflows

• Success driving manufacturing capability or system roadmaps, including automation and maturity modeling.

Benefits

• 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees

• 401k

• Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA

• 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.