R&D Welding Engineer: Tooling, Automation & Development

Hadrian Automation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

401k

Relocation assistance

Flexible vacation

Job summary

Hadrian in Torrance, CA is expanding its welding development team and seeks a hands-on R&D Engineer to design tooling, fixtures, and development parts while supporting equipment buys and shop-floor setup. This role blends design work with in‑person welding and aims to close the gap between development and production, working alongside welding engineers and technicians on real parts.

You will use CAD and GD&T, and gain exposure to machining, additive, and inspection processes to help scale

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in manufacturing or mechanical design.
• Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent) and working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Comfort with shop-floor tooling, fixtures, and metrology.
• Exposure to machining, assembly, welding, additive, and inspection processes.

Responsibilities

• Support welding equipment needs for weld development, including CAD support for buying and setting up new equipment
• Develop concepts for automation, tooling, fixtures, and development parts
• Work directly with welding engineers and welders to weld actual parts in a development setting
• Bridge the gap between automation, tooling, and welding by translating development needs into tooled-up, automatable processes
• Coordinate across Build, Software, Tooling, Automation, and NDT to keep weld development unblocked

Skills

2+ years experience in manufacturing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD (SolidWorks or NX)

GD&T knowledge

Job description

Hadrian in Torrance, CA is expanding its welding development team and seeks a hands-on R&D Engineer to design tooling, fixtures, and development parts while supporting equipment buys and shop-floor setup. This role blends design work with in‑person welding and aims to close the gap between development and production, working alongside welding engineers and technicians on real parts.

You will use CAD and GD&T, and gain exposure to machining, additive, and inspection processes to help scale