Capital Markets Associate

The role

This person will act as the analytical and execution engine for the capital markets function. They will partner with the CFO and finance leadership to fund growth through debt, equity, and alternative financing using capital structure models and market data.

What you will do

• Build and maintain dynamic capital structure, debt capacity, and liquidity models.
• Support execution of debt and equity financings through model maintenance and data-room build-out.
• Prepare lender, investor, Board, and Exec-facing materials.
• Own recurring lender reporting and credit agreement compliance.
• Track debt and equity capital markets across A&D, industrials, and defense tech.
• Evaluate financing for large capital projects including project-level returns and lease vs. buy.
• Partner with FP&A and cross-functional teams to align financing models with operating plans.
• Build and maintain reusable analytical infrastructure.
• Support relationship management with banks, lenders, and investors.

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of relative experience in a Capital Markets role
• Advanced Excel financial modeling
• Credit fluency: leverage and coverage analysis, debt capacity, cash flow and liquidity forecasting
• Command of financing instruments and mechanics
• Clear written and oral communication
• High ownership and curiosity, strong attention to detail, and comfort owning deliverables with minimal oversight

Nice to have

• Prior DCM, leveraged finance, restructuring, private credit, or corporate treasury / capital markets experience
• Familiarity with A&D and advanced-manufacturing markets
• Exposure to project finance and large-scale capital investment analysis
• Experience reviewing or negotiating credit agreements, term sheets, and commitment papers
• Familiarity with government financing programs
• Working knowledge of defense contracting and government cost accounting
• Intermediate accounting knowledge
• Comfort building lightweight tooling/automation (e.g., VBA, Python, SQL)
• A network across the lender, credit investor, and defense / space / manufacturing investor ecosystem

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.