Manufacturing Engineer, Production

The role

The Manufacturing Engineer ensures robust production support and facilitates the scaling of manufacturing processes. This person integrates customer technical expectations into factory capabilities and leads the transition from low-rate to high-volume production.

What you will do

• Ensure strict adherence to paperwork and customer requirements for quality and compliance.
• Onboard new customers to ensure factory technical capabilities meet expectations.
• Assist in work prioritization and triage during peak production periods.
• Own problem solving and disposition of production defects.
• Drive root cause problem solving to impact yield and rework rates.
• Lead the factory transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing.
• Onboard new automated production assets.
• Collaborate with software engineering to drive improvements in software products.
• Adapt shop floor structure and processes to accommodate high-volume production needs.
• Create production processes in unstructured areas of the operational system.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another related STEM field and 5 years of engineering experience in a production environment.
• In lieu of a degree, at least 5-6+ years of experience in a high-intensity production environment may be considered.
• Familiarity with machining operations and experience working with very tight tolerances, especially in aerospace manufacturing.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including software engineering.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Engineering or STEM related field
• 5+ years of experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of quality systems specifically AS9100.
• Demonstrated experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies.
• Experience applying software approaches (SQL, VBA, Python etc.)
• Proficiency with various ERP/MRP systems.
• Ability to articulate and defend engineering decisions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
• 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 as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from t

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.