Machine Controls & Data Integration System Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

The role

This person will build and own the connectivity layer across the additive manufacturing fleet. They will design data pipelines, manage machine state models, and define technical interface requirements for equipment vendors.

What you will do

• Build and own connectivity across the AM fleet
• Own schemas, tag dictionaries, naming conventions, units, and versioning
• Design, build, and operate telemetry and build data pipelines
• Own machine state models and OPUS integration
• Define interface, control, and data requirements
• Specify and integrate supplementary sensing and data acquisition
• Partner with IT and Security for OT network and controller accreditation
• Integrate machine and cell safety state into the control and platform layer
• Support commissioning, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), and Site Acceptance Test (SAT)
• Support build preparation and slicing toolchain integration handoff

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related field
• 5+ years connecting production manufacturing equipment to higher-level software systems
• Hands-on fluency with OPC-UA and MQTT
• At least one PLC platform at the tag and program level
• Working familiarity with MTConnect and REST APIs
• Ability to integrate proprietary or undocumented OEM interfaces
• Relational schema design and SQL fluency
• Experience with time-series or historian storage
• Schema migration and versioning experience
• Experience designing and operating data pipelines in production
• Working proficiency in Python or equivalent
• Experience implementing or validating safety interlock systems

Nice to have

• Experience with metal additive manufacturing equipment
• Experience integrating equipment into MES or factory data platforms in aerospace or defense production
• Experience with AM process data
• Experience with OT network architecture and security in a regulated or defense manufacturing environment
• Exposure to polymer AM platforms
• Familiarity with aerospace and defense AM qualification data requirements

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 for ITAR purposes (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or otherwise eligible to obtain required authorizations)

About the company

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