IT Field Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.

Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.

If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

The Role

Hadrian is building and expanding factories and offices across the country. We're looking for a Technical Field Engineer to be the hands-on lead who gets a new site ready for people to work. You'll stage and install infrastructure hardware, kit out offices with workstations and conference rooms, configure AV systems and Windows and Linux devices, and manage low-voltage and electrical vendors on site, spotting mistakes and directing corrections before we accept the work.

You'll work as a pair with our IT Infrastructure Project Manager, Site Buildouts. The PM owns requirements, design, budget, vendor contracts, and the overall schedule. You own execution on the ground: getting hardware installed, managing the trades day to day on an active construction site, and proving that what was designed actually works. You're the PM's eyes and hands on site, and what you learn in the field shapes the standards for the next build.

You'll also work closely with our infrastructure and network engineers. They configure the network and server equipment; you rack, power, cable, and patch it, give them hands on site during turn-up, and know enough networking to help find and fix problems fast. You'll also work alongside Factory Development as machinery goes in, and with the central IT and helpdesk teams who will run the site after handoff.

We expect you to automate what you can. You'll write scripts to make device setup repeatable, and use AI tools every day to work faster and smarter.

This is a full-time, hands-on, travel-heavy role based at our Torrance, CA HQ or our Mesa, AZ factory. It reports to David Chen, Director of IT.

What You'll Do

Deployment Planning & Staging

• Turn an approved design and bill of materials into a hands-on deployment plan: install sequence, staging, and cutover steps

• Receive, inventory, and stage hardware; image and prepare workstations and devices before they go to site

• Manage shipping and receiving of IT materials across sites and keep asset inventory accurate

Installation & Office Kit-Out

• Rack, mount, and power network and server equipment in MDFs and IDFs, including UPSs and PDUs, and support infrastructure and network engineers on site as they configure and bring it online

• Patch and connect network, server, endpoint, and AV hardware over copper and fiber, following port maps and labeling standards

• Kit out offices: install workstations, monitors, docks, printers, and peripherals so people can sit down and work on Day 1

• Configure and deploy Windows and Linux devices, including workstations, shop-floor PCs, and kiosks, using Hadrian's MDM and provisioning tools

• Install, configure, and test conference room and AV systems (Teams Rooms, Logitech, Crestron, Q-SYS, or similar)

• Work with integrators and Security to install and connect cameras, access control, and other security devices

• Line up daily deployment work with Factory Development as machinery is installed

On-Site Vendor Management & Inspection

• Manage low-voltage and electrical vendors on site day to day: watch work as it happens, spot mistakes early, and direct corrections in the field within the scope the PM has set

• Inspect the final work of cable technicians and electricians before acceptance: terminations, labeling, cable dressing, fiber and copper test results, rack grounding, UPS and rack power, and outlets at workstations and equipment

• Log deficiencies on a punch list and verify fixes before sign-off

• Serve as the on-site IT point of contact between PM site visits, coordinating daily with trades and integrators on access, sequencing, and handoffs

• Flag anything that changes scope, cost, or schedule to the PM in real time, with photos and notes

Validation & Go-Live

• Validate connectivity, wireless coverage, AV, and endpoints with the network and infrastructure engineers

• Troubleshoot drops, patching, PoE, and basic connectivity issues, and escalate configuration issues to the right engineer

• Enforce Hadrian's security tooling on deployed devices (EDR, MDM, and IAM), and support CMMC Level 2 and CUI handling at applicable sites

• Provide hands-on support at go-live and through the first weeks of operation, then hand off cleanly to local and central IT

Automation & AI

• Write and maintain PowerShell, Bash, and Python scripts to automate device provisioning, configuration, and post-install validation checks, and keep them version-controlled in Git

• Use AI tools in your daily work to write and debug scripts, troubleshoot issues, and draft runbooks and documentation faster

Field Documentation

• Capture field data as you build (photos, red-lines, rack elevations, port maps, and device records) so the PM can finalize the as-built record in Confluence

• Write and maintain deployment runbooks and playbooks, and feed field lessons back into the PM's standards and templates

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of hands-on IT deployment, field engineering, or desktop and AV support experience

• Hands-on experience racking, mounting, powering, and patching equipment in MDFs, IDFs, or data centers

• Strong knowledge of Ethernet (Cat6/Cat6A) and fiber (single-mode and multimode) cabling, connectors, patching, and testing

• Working knowledge of power for IT: UPSs, PDUs, circuits, and outlet and receptacle types

• Understanding of how low-voltage and electrical trades do their work, enough to spot mistakes, direct corrections, and inspect and accept their work

• Comfortable navigating an active construction site safely, with experience managing vendors on site

• Able to read blueprints and construction and low-voltage drawings, install to plan, and red-line changes

• Solid networking knowledge (VLANs, DHCP, DNS, PoE, and Wi-Fi) and the ability to troubleshoot connectivity and work closely with network engineers

• Experience configuring and imaging Windows and Linux devices, and managing endpoints with Intune, Mosyle, or FleetDM, plus familiarity with Okta and EDR tooling

• Solid scripting skills in PowerShell, Bash, and Python. You've automated real deployment or provisioning work, not just run other people's scripts

• Comfortable with Git for version control and Visual Studio or VS Code for writing and debugging code

• Use AI tools (such as Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot) as part of your daily workflow, with good judgment about checking outputs and following data-handling rules

• Experience setting up and configuring conference room and AV systems

• Experience kitting out offices: workstations, peripherals, printers, and meeting rooms

• Strong field documentation habits: photos, red-lines, rack elevations, and runbooks

• High degree of independence and ownership. You raise issues early and drive them to resolution without waiting to be asked

• Comfortable operating as a mobile extension of a distributed team

• Manufacturing or industrial environment experience strongly preferred

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience standing up greenfield sites or new offices

• Experience deploying IT for manufacturing or production lines (OT, shop-floor devices) alongside machinery installs

• Hands-on experience with access control, video surveillance (VMS), and building sensor platforms such as Verkada or Genetec

• Certifications such as CompTIA A+ or Network+, AVIXA CTS, Crestron or Q-SYS, BICSI Installer or Technician, or FOA CFOT

• Prior work as a low-voltage technician, cable installer, or electrician

• Experience building AI-assisted workflows or agents to automate IT tasks

• Aerial lift or forklift certification, or OSHA 10/30

• CMMC, ITAR, and CUI handling experience

Physical & Operational Requirements

• Based at our Torrance, CA HQ or Mesa, AZ factory, with extensive travel to sites, roughly 50%+ depending on project phase

• Ability to lift and move networking and IT equipment (~50 lbs), climb ladders, and work from lifts

• Comfortable working in data centers, equipment rooms, active construction zones, and manufacturing floors, wearing required PPE and following site safety rules

• Occasional after-hours and weekend work during go-lives and cutovers

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $124,000- $174,000 (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.

• 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

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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 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 will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. 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.

Compensation Range: $124K - $174K