Quality Engineer

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 Engineer, Production is essential in ensuring robust production support and facilitating the scaling of manufacturing processes. This role is responsible for integrating new customer technical expectations seamlessly into the factory's capabilities, supporting the transition from low-rate to high-volume production, and spearheading the adoption of new automated production assets and software enhancements.


What You'll Do

• Ensure strict adherence to paperwork and customer requirements for quality and compliance
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications, translating requirements into shop floor work instructions and inspection criteria
• Lead quality planning activities during NPI, including control plans, FAI documentation, and first article reporting
• Onboard new customers, ensuring the factory's technical capabilities meet their expectations
• Assist in work prioritization and triage during peak production periods to maintain workflow efficiency
• Own problem solving and disposition of production defects, drive root cause problem solving to impact yield and rework rates
• Maintain auditable production methods, ensuring documentation and processes are inspection-ready at all times
• Support and conduct internal audits, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions to closure
• Lead the factory's transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing, identifying and implementing necessary changes in processes and infrastructure
• Onboard new automated production assets, collaborating with software engineering to drive improvements in software products that support manufacturing processes
• Adapt shop floor structure and processes to accommodate high-volume production needs
• Create production processes in unstructured areas of our operational system

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another related STEM field and 4-6 years of engineering experience in a production environment
• In lieu of a degree, at least 5-6+ years of experience in a high-intensity production environment may be considered
• Familiarity with machining operations and experience working with very tight tolerances, especially in aerospace manufacturing
• Comprehensive knowledge of GD&T
• Familiarity with NPI frameworks (PPAP, FAI, or equivalent)
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams

What Will Set You Apart

• Master's degree in Engineering or STEM related field
• 5+ years of experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of quality systems specifically AS9100
• Experience supporting or leading internal audits in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Experience applying software approaches (SQL, VBA, Python, etc.)
• Proficiency with various ERP/MRP systems
• Ability to articulate and defend engineering decisions

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $89,000 - $145,000 (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.

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.