Director, Mechanical Engineering

The role

You will build and lead a mechanical engineering team to design automation equipment. You will deliver machines, fixtures, and tooling from concept through production while setting design standards.

What you will do

• Build, lead and grow the mechanical engineering team
• Deliver machines, fixtures, end-of-arm tooling and material handling from concept through production
• Set design standards and run design reviews
• Review designs and work through fixtures, mechanisms and cell layouts with engineers
• Decide what to design in house and what to buy
• Plan the equipment budget
• Hold machine builders, vendors and integrators to the standard
• Partner with controls, software, manufacturing and factory operations

Required qualifications

• 12+ years designing automation equipment, test equipment or production machinery
• Several years leading mechanical engineers
• Proven record of delivering automation equipment from concept through commissioning on production lines that run around the clock
• Deep, current mechanical design skills: mechanisms, fixtures, end-of-arm tooling, tolerance stacks, actuator sizing and machine safety
• Record of growing engineers and earning the trust of technicians and operators
• Use of AI and other new tools in engineering workflow

Nice to have

• Grew with a startup as an early mechanical design hire for automation or test equipment
• Systems integrator experience, especially in systems design or concept and quoting teams
• Standardized equipment across multiple factories or launched equipment for a new factory
• Experience in high-volume manufacturing such as EV, aerospace, defense or medical devices

Benefits

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

Before you apply

• To conform to ITAR, you must be a 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.