Director, Forward-Deployed Engineering

Multicoin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

Relocation support may be provided

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian seeks a Director, Forward Deployed Engineering to lead the technical arm of Customer Programs. You will translate customer needs into Hadrian commitments, working daily with customers and building a scalable engineering approach.

You will supervise a team, guide discovery, and shape manufacturable solutions that align customer outcomes with Hadrian's roadmap, emphasizing accountability and first-principles analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, or related field with 8+ years manufacturing experience (12+ without degree).
• 3+ years managing technical teams.
• Experience in a customer-facing technical role presenting to leadership.
• Ability to translate customer requirements to manufacturable solutions.
• Strong first-principles engineering judgment and GD&T interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Represent Hadrian with customers day to day and lead technical meetings.
• Discover before you design by mapping processes and interviewing stakeholders.
• Shape solutions that maximize customer output while leveraging existing capabilities.
• Lead the forward deployed engineering team and scope engagements.
• Ensure clear handoffs to Build Engineering with defined requirements.

Skills

People management

Customer-facing

First-principles

Process mapping

GD&T

Manufacturing knowledge

Communication

Proposal leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Manufacturing, or related

Tools

MES/ERP

CAM automation

Robotics

Factory data systems

Job description

Hadrian seeks a Director, Forward Deployed Engineering to lead the technical arm of Customer Programs. You will translate customer needs into Hadrian commitments, working daily with customers and building a scalable engineering approach.

You will supervise a team, guide discovery, and shape manufacturable solutions that align customer outcomes with Hadrian's roadmap, emphasizing accountability and first-principles analysis.