Director, Forward-Deployed Engineering — AI-Driven Manufacturing

Hadrian Automation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is seeking a Director to lead the Forward Deployed team on one or more government-focused programs. You will own the technical outcomes, from scoping to production, and shape the product roadmap for multi-billion-dollar initiatives.

You will hire and grow engineers, product managers, and designers, stay hands-on early, and coordinate with government stakeholders, prime partners, and Hadrian leadership to ensure delivery at pace.

Qualifications

• Have history leading engineering and product teams, scaling a product from zero to one.
• Proven ability to manage senior customer relationships and deliver commitments.
• Demonstrated product taste and ability to ship end-to-end solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and delivery from scope to production.
• Share program learnings to improve Hadrian’s platform for all customers.
• Own executive technical relationships with customer leadership, government stakeholders, and primes.
• Build and lead the engineers, product managers, and designers on your program.
• Stay hands-on early in a program and closely review what the team ships.

Skills

Leadership experience

Product judgment

Executive relationship management

Hands-on technical

AI-native

Team building

Ambiguity handling

Mission-driven

Job description

Hadrian is seeking a Director to lead the Forward Deployed team on one or more government-focused programs. You will own the technical outcomes, from scoping to production, and shape the product roadmap for multi-billion-dollar initiatives.

You will hire and grow engineers, product managers, and designers, stay hands-on early, and coordinate with government stakeholders, prime partners, and Hadrian leadership to ensure delivery at pace.