Systems Engineer, Additive Manufacturing Hadrian

CDFAM - Computational Design Symposium; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous manufacturing to advance American industry. We seek a hands-on systems engineer to commission and production‑readiness test metal AM equipment, lead OEM collaborations, and own P&ID wiring and cell‑level integration.

You will drive factory acceptance, qualification, and reliability programs, with travel up to 20% and ITAR compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree required; Master’s degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of metal additive manufacturing systems engineering experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of LPBF machine architecture and subsystems.
• Experience reading and maintaining P&IDs for process utility systems.
• Experience deploying automation in production manufacturing environments.
• Willing to travel up to 20%; U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident for ITAR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Execute end-to-end integration of metal AM machines, peripherals, and cell infrastructure into OPUS, and lead FAT/SAT for all incoming PBF-LB systems.
• Define system requirements, ICDs, integration kits, and machine acceptance criteria across OEMs and sites.
• Build and own FAT/SAT playbooks, commissioning checklists, and validation plans; partner with Quality for production release.
• Drive reliability engineering: PM strategy, MTBF/MTTR tracking, and root-cause analysis with OEMs and teams.
• Lead hardware, firmware, and configuration improvements to increase utilization, stability and throughput.
• Own machine operation documentation, safety interlocks, change control, and audit readiness.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree

Job description

Hadrian – Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.

Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.

If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

We’re looking for a hands‑on systems engineer who can take metal additive manufacturing equipment from standalone machines to fully integrated, automated production systems. This is the hands‑on AM technical authority on the team. You will lead the commissioning, qualification, and production readiness of all PBF‑LB systems executing FAT, SAT, IQ, and OQ protocols against the Hadrian standard, owning machine‑level reliability programs, and serving as technical interface to OEM field engineers. You will also own cell‑level P&IDs and support automation integration, ensuring every machine is production‑ready by end of year.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Systems Integration and OPUS Enablement: Execute the end‑to‑end integration of metal AM machines, peripherals, and cell infrastructure into OPUS, Lead FAT and SAT for all incoming PBF-LB systems against Hadrian acceptance criteria — coordinating OEM field engineers, documenting results, and driving resolution of open items to production release.

Integration Architecture and Standards: Define system requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), integration kits, and machine acceptance criteria that scale across multiple OEMs, configurations, and sites.

Commissioning, FAT/SAT, and Qualification Support: Build and own factory acceptance test (FAT) and site acceptance test (SAT) playbooks, commissioning checklists, and validation plans. Partner with Quality and Process teams to ensure integrated systems support qualification and production release.

Reliability, Maintainability, and Uptime: Experience reliability engineering discipline for AM equipment (PM strategy, spares, calibration, MTBF and MTTR tracking, failure mode mitigation). Ability to structured root cause and corrective action with OEMs and internal teams.

Machine Modification and Performance Upgrades: Lead efforts to implement hardware, firmware, and configuration improvements that increase build envelope utilization, process stability, and throughput (for example gas flow, recoater systems, calibration, and motion subsystems), while maintaining configuration control.

Manufacturing Controls and Documentation: Own standard work for machine operation and integration points, including equipment control procedures, safety interlocks, change control, and training. Ensure readiness for regulated environments and customer audits.

Cross‑Functional Execution: Partner tightly with Additive Manufacturing, Materials and Process, Manufacturing Engineering, Software, Quality, Supply Chain, and Operations to industrialize solutions and deliver production commitments.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field. Master’s degree is a plus.

5+ years of experience in metal additive manufacturing systems engineering, equipment engineering, automation, or factory‑scale integration, with deep familiarity in metal LPBF.

Hands‑on knowledge of metal LPBF machine architecture and key subsystems including powder handling, optics, motion, recoater, build plate handling, atmospheres and gas flow, sensing and monitoring, and post‑build workflow.

Experience reading, redlining, and maintaining P&IDs for process utility systems in a manufacturing environment.

Familiarity with reliability engineering fundamentals — PM program design, MTBF/MTTR analysis, and structured problem‑solving.

Experience managing OEM relationships and coordinating commissioning across multiple machine platforms.

Experience deploying automation in production manufacturing environments, including safety, interlocks, commissioning, and sustaining engineering.

Strong problem‑solving using structured methods (8D, 5 Whys, fishbone) and proven ability to drive corrective and preventive actions to closure.

Willing to travel up to 20%, including international supplier visits. U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident (required for ITAR compliance).

COMPENSATION:

For this role, the target salary range is $150,000 – $220,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

Benefits for Full‑time Employees

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
Equity

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.

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, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, 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, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.