Production Manufacturing Engineer - Scale Aerospace

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

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America, scaling manufacturing capabilities to support aerospace and defense programs. The Manufacturing Engineer, Production will translate customer requirements into robust shop floor processes, drive the switch from low-rate to high-volume production, and onboard new automated assets and software improvements.

You’ll ensure quality paperwork, lead NPI planning, and collaborate across engineering and operations to optimize yield and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related STEM field.
• 1–3 years of engineering experience in a production environment.
• Experience with aerospace manufacturing tolerances.
• Knowledge of GD&T.
• Familiarity with PPAP/FAI or equivalent.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure strict adherence to paperwork and customer requirements for quality and compliance.
• Interpret customer drawings and specifications, translating requirements into shop floor work instructions and inspection criteria.
• Lead quality planning activities during NPI, including control plans, FAI documentation, and first article reporting.
• Onboard new customers, ensuring the factory's technical capabilities meet their expectations.
• Assist in work prioritization and triage during peak production periods to maintain workflow efficiency.
• Own problem solving and disposition of production defects, drive root cause problem solving to impact yield and rework rates.
• Maintain auditable production methods, ensuring documentation and processes are inspection-ready at all times.
• Support and conduct internal audits, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions to closure.
• Lead the factory's transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing, identifying and implementing necessary changes in processes and infrastructure.
• Onboard new automated production assets, collaborating with software engineering to drive improvements in software products that support manufacturing processes.
• Adapt shop floor structure and processes to accommodate high-volume production needs.
• Create production processes in unstructured areas of our operational system.

Skills

Machining operations

GD&T

NPI frameworks

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America, scaling manufacturing capabilities to support aerospace and defense programs. The Manufacturing Engineer, Production will translate customer requirements into robust shop floor processes, drive the switch from low-rate to high-volume production, and onboard new automated assets and software improvements.

You’ll ensure quality paperwork, lead NPI planning, and collaborate across engineering and operations to optimize yield and