Hands-on R&D Welding Engineer: Tooling & Automation

hadrian.co; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is seeking an R&D Engineer to join the welding development team in a hands-on role on the shop floor. You will design tooling, fixtures, and development parts, support equipment purchases, and translate weld development needs into actionable, automated processes.

You’ll work closely with welding engineers and welders in a development environment, balancing design with hands-on fabrication and testing to bridge the gap between development and production at our Los Angeles facility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing or mechanical design.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent) and working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Comfort with shop-floor tooling, fixtures, and metrology.
• Exposure to machining, assembly, welding, additive, and inspection processes.

Responsibilities

• Support welding equipment needs for weld development, including CAD support for buying and setting up new equipment.
• Develop concepts for automation, tooling, fixtures, and development parts.
• Work directly with welding engineers and welders to weld actual parts in a development setting.
• Bridge the gap between automation, tooling, and welding by translating development needs into tooled-up, automatable processes.
• Coordinate across Build, Software, Tooling, Automation, and NDT to keep weld development unblocked.

Skills

CAD proficiency

GD&T knowledge

Tolerance analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Metrology tooling

Job description

Hadrian is seeking an R&D Engineer to join the welding development team in a hands-on role on the shop floor. You will design tooling, fixtures, and development parts, support equipment purchases, and translate weld development needs into actionable, automated processes.

You’ll work closely with welding engineers and welders in a development environment, balancing design with hands-on fabrication and testing to bridge the gap between development and production at our Los Angeles facility.