Polymer Manufacturing Engineer, Additive

The role

You will lead polymer additive manufacturing production operations and technical integration into the OPUS platform. You will drive automation across the AM cell and partner with machine OEMs to scale production capacity for defense platforms.

What you will do

• Own polymer AM production operations including scheduling, throughput, yield, and delivery.
• Lead end-to-end integration of polymer AM machines and peripherals into OPUS.
• Define system requirements, interface control documents, and machine acceptance criteria.
• Lead automation strategy for AM cells including material handling and depowdering.
• Serve as technical lead with machine OEMs and automation integrators.
• Build and own factory acceptance test and site acceptance test protocols.
• Establish reliability engineering discipline for AM equipment.
• Lead hardware, firmware, and configuration improvements for machines.
• Own standard work for machine operation, safety interlocks, and change control.
• Hire, coach, and develop a team across machine operations and engineering.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Robotics, Manufacturing, or related)
• 5-7 years of experience in polymer additive manufacturing operations, systems engineering, equipment engineering, automation, or factory-scale integration
• Familiarity in one or more of the following technologies: Stratasys SAF, HP Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), FDM, SLA, or SLS
• 3+ years of people leadership experience (manager or team lead)
• Hands-on knowledge of polymer powder bed fusion or material extrusion machine architecture
• Demonstrated experience working with production-grade polymer materials such as PA11, PA12, or similar engineering thermoplastics
• Demonstrated experience integrating complex equipment into higher-level software systems
• Experience managing production operations in a manufacturing environment
• Experience deploying automation in production manufacturing environments
• Strong problem-solving using structured methods (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone)
• Willing to travel up to 20%, including international supplier visits
• U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident

Nice to have

• Master's degree
• Has stood up or scaled polymer AM production from low-rate to high-volume operations
• Hands-on experience optimizing powder bed fusion or material extrusion systems for throughput and yield
• Industry relationships at polymer AM machine OEMs (HP, Stratasys, EOS, or similar)
• Experience with sUAS or unmanned systems component manufacturing

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 Permanent Resident (required for ITAR compliance)

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.