Infrastructure Engineer

Hadrian; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

401k

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

Hadrian is seeking an experienced engineers for a role in infrastructure platform engineering, focusing on designing and implementing cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of experience in the field, with strong expertise in Terraform and Kubernetes. Key responsibilities include managing AWS cloud systems and developing reusable infrastructure patterns that support automation. The position is based in Los Angeles, California, offering a competitive salary range of $200,000 to $280,000 and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability in infrastructure design across cloud, containers, and networking.
• Deep Terraform/IaC skills with module development and testing experience.
• Production Kubernetes experience including troubleshooting, scaling, and multi-cluster patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform/OpenTofu.
• Build and manage Kubernetes clusters in cloud and at the edge.
• Develop reusable infrastructure patterns: Terraform modules, Helm charts, and CUE schemas.

Skills

Terraform

Kubernetes

AWS

Documentation

Mentoring

Education

8+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering

Tools

GitHub Actions

Prometheus

Grafana

ArgoCD

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full‑stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000‑square‑foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory‑as‑a‑Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

The Role

In this role you’ll define the technical direction for the infrastructure platform powering automated manufacturing across multiple factory sites. You’ll shape the architecture spanning cloud, edge, and factory‑floor systems, setting the standards, patterns, and engineering culture that the entire organization builds on. You’ll move fluidly between strategy and implementation: one day driving a multi‑cluster Kubernetes architecture decision, the next pairing on a Terraform module that makes it real. This role demands someone who has simplified complex systems at org scale, built platforms that engineers love to use, and grown the people around them. Not just shipped impressive infrastructure, but made everyone else’s infrastructure better too.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform/OpenTofu
• Build and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS in cloud, K0s/K3s at the edge)
• Build CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
• Develop reusable infrastructure patterns: Terraform modules, Helm charts, CUE schemas
• Architect networking between sites, edge devices, and cloud
• Implement monitoring and observability with Prometheus/Grafana and Datadog
• Support edge computing and IoT device deployments on factory floors
• Drive build‑vs‑buy decisions and technology evaluations
• Establish engineering standards and best practices
• Represent infrastructure in cross‑functional architecture reviews
• Make architecture decisions under ambiguity and document them as ADRs
• Identify systemic operational gaps and drive automation that eliminates recurring toil
• Participate in on‑call rotation and incident response
• Write clear documentation and runbooks

What We’re Looking For

• 8+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering
• Demonstrated ability in infrastructure design across cloud, containers, and networking
• Can go from architecture whiteboard to production implementation, and has done it repeatedly
• Deep Terraform/IaC skills with module development and testing experience
• Production Kubernetes experience including troubleshooting, scaling, and multi‑cluster patterns
• Strong security instincts: threat modeling, least privilege, compliance fundamentals
• Track record of building reusable patterns that other engineers adopt
• History of reducing complexity, not just adding capability
• Strong documentation and communication skills
• Comfortable mentoring teammates and sharing knowledge

What Will Set You Apart

• Deep hands‑on experience with Terraform module architecture and testing
• Background building CI/CD platforms, not just pipelines
• Experience with edge or IoT infrastructure in manufacturing, defense, or robotics
• Track record of reducing infrastructure complexity, not just adding to it
• History of building patterns that other teams adopted organically

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $200,000 - $280,000 (actual range may vary based on experience). This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits For Full‑time Employees

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need
• Flexible vacation policy

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a driver’s license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.