Director, CAD & Technical Data Conversion

The role

You will build and run an operation to convert legacy technical data into modern manufacturing-ready models and drawings. You will grow a small founding team into a large organization and manage the workflow, training, and quality controls.

What you will do

• Build the operating model for each program including workflow, training, and quality controls.
• Work with the software team to improve processes and automation tools.
• Plan and run the hiring ramp including sourcing, location, training, and retention.
• Balance capacity across programs and track throughput and quality.
• Hire and develop leaders to run the team day to day.
• Meet program data-handling rules while maintaining quality.

Required qualifications

• Built and ran a high-volume technical operation and grew it to 50 or more people.
• Hired and trained people quickly and kept them engaged in repetitive work.
• Runs an operation on throughput and quality data.
• 3+ years leading other leaders.
• Engineering-drawing depth including GD&T and model-based definition.
• Raises problems early and makes decisions without waiting for full consensus.
• Engineering or STEM degree, or equivalent hands-on experience.

Nice to have

• Built a team from the ground up at a startup or a fast-growing company.
• Ran a large legacy-to-modern technical data or PLM migration.
• Worked alongside a software team to automate a manual engineering process.
• Teamcenter or CATIA experience.
• Naval, submarine, or federal technical data program experience.

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. 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.