Cost Estimator

Employment Type: FullTime

Workplace Type: OnSite

Department: Manufacturing> Commercial Operations

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

The Role

Hadrian is rapidly scaling autonomous factories to support programs in aerospace, national security, and advanced manufacturing. We’re looking for Estimators with deep experience in machining and/or advanced manufacturing in fast-paced environment who are excited to help build a next-generation estimation function.

What you’ll own

You will be responsible for technical DFM (design-for-manufacturability) analysis, quote generation, and technical risk assessments. You will contribute to improving our DFM and quoting systems, including using historical data to increase quote accuracy and accelerate DFM analyses. You will work with factory teams to ensure feasibility and recommend best fit manufacturing processes. You have exceptional technical acumen, are highly detail-oriented, and take an extreme ownership approach to assessing what enters the factory.

What you’ll do

• Conduct technical DFM (design-for-manufacturability) analysis, including reviewing drawings, models, materials, and technical specifications to assess fit.

• Create accurate quotes for internal and customer-facing consumption, incorporating machine time, raw materials, tooling, programming, labor, and vendor inputs.

• Leverage factory data to improve accuracy, speed, and systematization of DFM and quote workflows.

• Work with CAM and CMM programmers and engineers to incorporate downstream machining expertise into team processes, tools, and risk assessments.

Requirements

• 3+ years experience with CNC machining and/or CAM programming

• Proficient in reading and interpreting engineering drawings and specifications

• Proficient using ERP systems

• Proficient conducting cost modeling and producing accurate quotes in a manufacturing environment

Preferred

• Excellent attention-to-detail; crisp technical communicator

• Experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment

• Experience interfacing closely with Sales, Presales Engineering, CAM and CMM Programming teams. You may also be a great fit if you were/are a CAM Programmer today.

• Experience in machining materials, tools, factory operations, CMM Programming

• Experience working in a startup or similarly fast-paced environment

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $76,000 - $145,000 (actual range may vary based on experience and performance).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits for Full-time Employees

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees

• 401k

• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.

• Flexible vacation policy

• Equity

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., 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. Learn more about the ITAR here ( .

Use of AI in hiring

Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy ( .

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.