Systems Qualification Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

The role

This person will take additive manufacturing systems from installed equipment to qualified, production-released capability. They will author and execute IQ and OQ protocols for metal and polymer printers and qualify the software and firmware toolchain.

What you will do

• Author, execute, and close out IQ and OQ protocols for all AM systems
• Support Materials & Process and Application Engineering on PQ
• Own the qualification impact assessment for every engineering change
• Execute the Hadrian FAT and SAT playbook for incoming AM equipment
• Qualify the AM software toolchain including build prep, slicing, simulation, and firmware
• Maintain configuration control across the fleet
• Design and run machine capability and equivalence studies
• Qualify metrology systems such as CMMs, laser scanning, and dimensional CT
• Partner with Materials & Process on powder and polymer lot acceptance
• Build and defend qualification data packages for government and prime customers

Required qualifications

• 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 the U.S. Department of State

Nice to have

• Direct experience qualifying metal AM equipment to AMS7032, ISO/ASTM TS 52930, ISO/ASTM 52920, or NIAR/NCAMP and US Navy AM requirements
• Experience supporting PQ alongside materials, process, or application engineering teams
• Experience measuring as-built additive surfaces and performing scan-to-CAD comparison
• Defense depot, government-owned facility, or A&D production environment background; Nadcap AC7110/14 or AS9100 experience
• Familiarity with government part qualification pathways — Army/TACOM or DLA source approval, first article testing, TDP development per MIL-STD-31000
• Experience standing up qualification from scratch at a new site

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 U.S. Government export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. D

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.