Sheet Metal Technicians & Operators

hadrian-automation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Job summary

A manufacturing technology company in California is seeking skilled technicians and operators specializing in sheet metal fabrication to operate advanced manufacturing systems. The ideal candidates will have hands-on experience with cutting, forming, and welding equipment, ensuring high-performance production. Benefits include medical insurance, 401k, and flexible vacation policies. U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent residency is required due to ITAR regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience operating cutting, forming, and welding equipment.
• Ability to maintain dimensional accuracy during production.
• Experience in inspection and finishing processes.

Responsibilities

• Operate cutting, forming, and welding equipment.
• Maintain dimensional accuracy.
• Perform inspection and finishing work.

Skills

Sheet metal fabrication experience

Multi-process fabrication experience

Job description

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

Valued at $1.6B, we’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast‑growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

The Role:

We are operating advanced manufacturing systems across the full production lifecycle from raw material processing through final inspection and finishing. Our success depends on precise execution, process control, and disciplined operation of complex equipment and workflows.

We are looking for skilled technicians and operators who bring hands‑on expertise, attention to detail, and the ability to maintain stable, high‑performance production systems.

This is a general opportunity to engage talent with experience across key process areas within Sheet Metal.

Core Specialty Areas

• Laser cutting, punching
• Press brake, CNC bending, rolling
• Welding
• Deburring, coating
• CMM / 3D inspection
• VLM systems

What You’ll Do

• Operate cutting, forming, and welding equipment
• Maintain dimensional accuracy
• Perform inspection and finishing

What We’re Looking For

• Sheet metal fabrication experience

What Will Set You Apart

• Multi‑process fabrication experience

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
• Flexible vacation policy

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.