Manufacturing Engineer, Battery Assembly

The role

This person will develop and refine assembly processes, fixturing, and tooling for a pilot battery pack assembly line. They will work on cell joining, thermal management, testing, and safety to move the line toward production readiness.

What you will do

• Develop, document, and improve assembly processes across the pilot line
• Support cell joining process development including weld parameter development and qualification builds
• Design and build fixturing, stations, and tooling for the pilot line
• Write and maintain clear work instructions, process control plans, and standard work
• Support electrical test, formation, and characterization processes
• Implement cell-level traceability and lot control on the line
• Run root cause and corrective action on process issues, yield losses, and equipment problems
• Support battery safety practices on the floor
• Partner cross-functionally with design, automation, supply chain, quality, and program teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, Materials, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field
• 2+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience
• Working knowledge of at least one cell joining or precision joining process
• Experience developing fixturing, tooling, or work instructions for assembly operations
• Comfort working on the production floor
• Strong problem-solving fundamentals
• Ability to operate with limited direction in a fast-moving, ambiguous, build-it-now environment
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) per ITAR
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Direct battery pack or module assembly experience, especially in aerospace, defense, UAS, eVTOL, EV, or other safety-critical applications
• Hands-on weld development experience for tabs and busbars
• Familiarity with battery safety standards and testing (UN 38.3, UL/IEC, abuse testing)
• Experience with electrical test, formation, or pack characterization
• Exposure to automation, robotics, or designing processes for high-rate production
• Experience with traceability systems, MES, or lot control in a regulated or quality-driven environment
• Experience in a high-growth or startup manufacturing environment

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident) per ITAR
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. They help aerospace and defense companies build mission-critical systems.