Materials Test Lab Manager — Build & Lead From Scratch

Speedrun Talent Network; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 126,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian in Los Angeles is seeking an Engineering Manager, Materials Test to build and lead the flagship materials testing lab. You will select equipment, define data workflows, and coordinate across welding, casting, forging, and additive teams.

You will hire and develop engineers and technicians, set technical direction, ensure safety and traceability, and prepare the lab for deployment to new factories.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 8+ years of equivalent experience.
• 3+ years designing, buying, or installing test or manufacturing equipment.
• 1+ years leading people (engineers/technicians).
• Hands-on materials testing experience on metals or composites.
• Working knowledge of ASTM test standards and related equipment.
• Experience writing work instructions and process documentation for a lab/production floor.
• Ability to set technical direction and defend it with teams you don't manage.
• Willingness to travel to other sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations of the flagship materials test lab.
• Hire, manage, and develop a team of engineers and technicians.
• Make the final call on technical direction for materials testing.
• Select, buy, and install tensile, impact, hardness, metallography, and chemistry equipment; design custom test equipment when needed.
• Set data collection, labeling, and storage requirements for all materials testing; collaborate with software and data teams.
• Write test automation, work instructions, process plans, and technician training.
• Set priorities across welding, casting, forging, and additive to ensure on-time data.
• Own lab safety and quality risks through engineering controls.
• Ensure full traceability on every material and test result.
• Standardize workflows and tools with the rest of the test team.
• Package the lab for deployment to new factories.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 8+ yrs

Lab leadership

Materials testing

ASTM standards knowledge

Technical direction

People leadership

Travel willingness

Data workflow design

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical, materials, aerospace, or electrical engineering

Job description

Hadrian in Los Angeles is seeking an Engineering Manager, Materials Test to build and lead the flagship materials testing lab. You will select equipment, define data workflows, and coordinate across welding, casting, forging, and additive teams.

You will hire and develop engineers and technicians, set technical direction, ensure safety and traceability, and prepare the lab for deployment to new factories.