Manufacturing Engineer, Production — Scale High-Volume

Hadrian; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k

Relocation assistance

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. The Manufacturing Engineer, Production helps scale manufacturing processes, integrate customer requirements, and drive adoption of automated assets and software enhancements.

Responsible for quality planning, NPI support, and cross-functional collaboration to meet high-volume production demands and strict aerospace tolerances. Onboarding new customers and optimizing yield are key outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• 1–3 years of engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience with machining operations and tight tolerances in aerospace.
• Comprehensive knowledge of GD&T.
• Familiarity with NPI frameworks (PPAP, FAI)
• Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strict adherence to quality paperwork and customer requirements.
• Interpret drawings and translate requirements into shop-floor work instructions and inspection criteria.
• Lead quality planning during NPI, including control plans, FAI documentation, and first article reporting.
• Onboard new customers and ensure factory capabilities meet their expectations.
• Assist in prioritization and triage during peak production to maintain workflow.
• Own disposition of production defects and drive root-cause problem solving to improve yield and reduce rework.
• Maintain auditable production methods and ensure documentation is inspection-ready.
• Support internal audits and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Lead the transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing and implement changes.
• Onboard new automated production assets and collaborate with software engineering to improve manufacturing software.
• Adapt shop floor structure to accommodate high-volume needs.
• Create production processes in unstructured areas of our operational system.

Skills

GD&T

NPI frameworks

Cross-functional collaboration

Aerospace manufacturing

Lean Six Sigma

SQL

VBA

Python

ERP/MRP systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

SQL

VBA

Python

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. The Manufacturing Engineer, Production helps scale manufacturing processes, integrate customer requirements, and drive adoption of automated assets and software enhancements.

Responsible for quality planning, NPI support, and cross-functional collaboration to meet high-volume production demands and strict aerospace tolerances. Onboarding new customers and optimizing yield are key outcomes.