Quality Specialist - 2nd Shift

Job Description

Job Description

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

The Quality Specialist is a hands-on inspector role within our Quality Operations group. You will focus on first article inspections, visual and mechanical inspection, CMM report verification, and nonconformance management for aerospace and defense components. Your work ensures that new parts and processes are stable, capable, and ready for production.

What You’ll Do

• Perform first article inspections (FAI) and provide detailed feedback on new parts

• Conduct visual inspection of bare and coated parts to verify finish and cosmetic requirements

• Carry out mechanical inspection of parts using precision measurement tools

• Analyze and verify CMM reports for accuracy and conformance

• Write, disposition, and verify nonconformance reports (NCRs)

• Triage and escalate out-of-tolerance conditions in production

• Generate customer shipment documentation to ensure compliance with requirements

• Partner with programmers, engineers, and technicians to drive stable, in-tolerance production

What We're Looking for

• 1+ years of experience in mechanical or quality inspection

• Demonstrated ability to perform inspections with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency

• Experience using precision measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, height gauges, etc.)

• Familiarity with CMM inspection results

• High level of experience with reading and interpreting GD&T

• Strong attention to detail and ability to communicate findings clearly

What Will Set You Apart

• Hands-on experience writing and dispositioning NCRs

• Experience supporting aerospace or defense manufacturing

• Knowledge of AS9100 or related quality management systems

• Familiarity with PC-DMIS (equivalent to level 1) or other CMM programming environments

• Experience working with optical inspection systems and high precision gauges

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $28 - $39/HR (actual range may vary based on experience).

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.

• 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

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.

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.