Metal Manufacturing Engineer, Additive (DED)

The role

You will serve as a technical bridge between customer requirements and production-ready DED manufacturing solutions. You will evaluate part feasibility, guide Design for Additive Manufacturing, and support process development to scale DED programs.

What you will do

• Support technical engagement with customers by gathering requirements and translating needs into manufacturing plans
• Evaluate part and program fit for DED and identify technical risks
• Provide DfAM guidance including deposition strategy and heat input considerations
• Define and optimize manufacturing workflows across design, deposition, and post-processing
• Partner with internal teams to develop and industrialize DED capabilities
• Drive improvements to make DED platforms and workflows more robust and repeatable
• Evaluate weldability, heat input effects, and mechanical performance for high-performance alloys
• Coordinate across stress relief, heat treat, HIP, machining, inspection, and finishing
• Support qualification planning, validation builds, and data package development
• Maintain engineering documentation, process records, and traceability artifacts

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Mechanical, Materials, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Welding, or related field
• 4+ years of experience in additive manufacturing, manufacturing engineering, applications engineering, process engineering, or development of metallic additive technologies
• Hands-on knowledge of metal DED processes and production workflow
• Experience with DfAM principles specific to DED
• Working knowledge of welding metallurgy, heat input control, residual stress management, and mechanical performance
• Experience working with engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance interpretation, and inspection planning
• Experience supporting part development from prototype through qualification or early production
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with customers, engineers, technicians, suppliers, and cross-functional teams
• Willingness to travel up to 15-20%, primarily within the U.S.
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident required for ITAR compliance

Nice to have

• Experience supporting aerospace and defense applications in regulated manufacturing environments
• Experience with process validation, qualification planning, capability studies, statistical process control, multifactorial DOE, or first article execution
• Familiarity with aerospace manufacturing standards and quality systems, including NASA, ESA, AS9100, EN9100
• Experience with wire-based DED processes
• Experience with robotic toolpath programming, CAM systems, welding simulation tools, or thermal-mechanical modeling
• Metallurgical experience with copper alloys, nickel-based superalloys, titanium, aluminum, or other high-performance alloys
• Experience with metrology, NDT, heat treatment, and process control methods
• Experience with machine OEMs, materials suppliers, software providers, external processors, or contract manufacturers
• Working knowledge of complementary conventional manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, casting, forging, and welding
• Experience with ERP, MRP, MES, or production planning systems such as SAP

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

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 faster and at lower cost.