R&D Technician: Laser, Welding & NPI Build

Hadrian Automation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

401k

Relocation support may be provided

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories in Torrance, California, and we’re seeking a Lift Specialist to stand up our rigging workcenter from the ground up: scoping the cranes and lift fixtures we need, building the training and certification program for the team, and partnering with Build Engineering to define safe, repeatable processes for every critical lift.

This is a hands-on, build-it-from-zero role for someone who wants to own rigging and lift safety across Hadrian's factories.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in laser cutting, resistance/spot welding, hand soldering, or water jet operation.
• Comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving R&D or NPI environment where processes aren't fully defined yet.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts and a bias toward figuring things out on the shop floor.
• Ability to clearly document setup steps and process parameters for others to follow.
• Willingness to cross-train into new processes and tools as capability needs shift.

Responsibilities

• Support development activities tied to new capability introduction at FX, including laser cutting, resistance welding, hand soldering, water jet operation, and general assembly.
• Operate, troubleshoot, and help bring online new equipment as it's landed on the factory floor.
• Partner with process and manufacturing engineers to iterate on new processes and NPI builds.
• Document setup, process parameters, and key learnings to support eventual handoff to production.
• Cross-train across capability areas as the FX R&D Technician team consolidates and grows.

Skills

Laser cutting

Resistance welding

Hand soldering

Water jet operation

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Cross-training

Tools

Laser cutting equipment

Water jet equipment

Resistance welding equipment

Hand soldering tools

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories in Torrance, California, and we’re seeking a Lift Specialist to stand up our rigging workcenter from the ground up: scoping the cranes and lift fixtures we need, building the training and certification program for the team, and partnering with Build Engineering to define safe, repeatable processes for every critical lift.

This is a hands-on, build-it-from-zero role for someone who wants to own rigging and lift safety across Hadrian's factories.