Build Engineering Manager: NPI & Production Lead

Hadrian; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is accelerating autonomous manufacturing and is seeking a Manager, Build Engineering to lead a team responsible for turning new products from zero to one on a dedicated customer program. You’ll own end-to-end NPI outcomes and maintain close coordination across Supply Chain, Capability Engineering, Manufacturing, Software, and Test to ensure on-time delivery.

This working manager role requires hands-on leadership on the factory floor, coaching Build Engineers, and making real-time

Qualifications

• 6–10+ years in build/production/manufacturing engineering with NPI or zero-to-one manufacturing experience.
• 2+ years leading or managing a team of engineers in manufacturing.
• Demonstrated success coordinating across engineering, supply chain, software, and production functions.
• Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, tolerances, BOMs, and process requirements.
• Comfort on the factory floor and at the program level.
• Ability to make sound decisions under schedule pressure with evolving information.
• Excellent communication to align technicians, engineers, and leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of Build Engineers dedicated to a specific customer or program.
• Own program-level NPI outcomes from first article through stabilized production.
• Create a coherent execution plan across the program with sequencing, prioritization, and risk mitigation.
• Partner across Supply Chain, Capability Engineering, Production, Software, and Test to unblock constraints.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for build issues (drawings, tolerances, tooling, materials, process flow).
• Coach and level up Build Engineers; manage staffing and leveling decisions.
• Represent the program in cross-functional planning, reviews, and leadership updates.
• Assess manufacturability risk and drive mitigation to protect schedule and quality.
• Drive lessons learned and transition stabilized processes into standard production.
• Support engineering changes by evaluating impact on program execution.

Skills

NPI experience

Team leadership

Cross-functional coordination

Engineering drawings interpretation

Hands-on factory floor

Decision making under pressure

Strong communication

Tools

ERP systems

MES systems

PLM systems

Job description

Hadrian is accelerating autonomous manufacturing and is seeking a Manager, Build Engineering to lead a team responsible for turning new products from zero to one on a dedicated customer program. You’ll own end-to-end NPI outcomes and maintain close coordination across Supply Chain, Capability Engineering, Manufacturing, Software, and Test to ensure on-time delivery.

This working manager role requires hands-on leadership on the factory floor, coaching Build Engineers, and making real-time