Director of AI-Driven Forward-Deployed Engineering

Hadrian Automation; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. The Forward Deployed Director leads the team on critical programs, guiding technical outcomes and driving production-ready solutions.

You will scale a growing team and manage multi-billion-dollar programs, working directly with government stakeholders, customers, and Hadrian leadership. You’ll own the roadmap, leverage AI to accelerate work, and shape platform learnings into product improvements for all customers.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated history leading engineering and product teams and scaling a product from zero to one.
• Experience owning senior customer relationships and delivering commitments.
• You know what’s worth building and what looks like value for users.
• You are comfortable pairing architecture with hands-on delivery and reviews.
• You leverage AI to accelerate discovery to execution and team workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap and delivery for multi-billion dollar programs from scope to production.
• Share program learnings with platform teams to improve Hadrian’s product for all customers.
• Maintain the executive technical relationship with customer program leadership and partners.
• Build and grow engineers, product managers, and designers on the program.
• Stay hands-on early in programs to ensure quality and execution bar.

Skills

Technical leadership

Product judgement

Executive relationships

Hands-on engineering

AI-native

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. The Forward Deployed Director leads the team on critical programs, guiding technical outcomes and driving production-ready solutions.

You will scale a growing team and manage multi-billion-dollar programs, working directly with government stakeholders, customers, and Hadrian leadership. You’ll own the roadmap, leverage AI to accelerate work, and shape platform learnings into product improvements for all customers.