Tooling Technician

Hadrian Automation; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hadrian Automation is seeking a Tooling Technician in Torrance, CA to own tooling fabrication and modification for new product introductions. You will work autonomously, partnering with engineering to modify existing tools and design and fabricate new ones, across growing manufacturing programs.

The role involves operating welding, water jet, laser tracking, mills, lathes, and general assembly equipment, while helping scale tooling processes as the team expands threefold in the coming months.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of tooling fabrication experience.
• Hands-on welding, water jet, laser tracking and manual machine shop work.
• Ability to work autonomously on program-critical timelines.
• Collaborate with engineering on new tool development.

Responsibilities

• Fabricate and modify tooling in support of new product introduction across manufacturing programs.
• Partner with engineering to design new tools from the ground up.
• Operate welding, water jet, laser tracking and manual machine shop equipment as needed.
• Maintain and iterate tooling as designs evolve.
• Help scale tooling processes as the team grows 3x in six months.

Skills

Welding

Water jet operation

Laser tracking

Manual machining

General assembly

CNC tooling

Mills and lathes

Tools

CNC tooling

Mills and lathes

Job description

The Role:As a Tooling Technician at Hadrian, you'll own tooling fabrication and modification tied to new product introduction, working autonomously as we ramp up internal tooling builds across our growing manufacturing programs. Tooling is trending to be an early blocker on this ramp, so you'll be operating on program-critical timelines from day one — partnering shoulder-to-shoulder with engineering to both modify existing tools and design and fabricate new ones. You'll join a small team that's planned to triple in size over the next six months, giving you real influence over how the function scales.What You’ll DoFabricate and modify tooling in direct support of new product introduction across our manufacturing programs.Partner with engineering to help develop and design new tools from the ground up.Operate welding, water jet, laser tracking, manual machine shop (mills, lathes), and general assembly equipment as needed to support builds.Maintain and iterate on existing tooling as part designs and requirements evolve.Help scale tooling processes and practices as the team grows 3x over the next 6 months.What We’re Looking For6+ years of experience in tooling fabrication, spanning both modification of established tools and fabrication of new tools.Hands-on experience with welding, water jet operation, laser tracking, manual machine shop equipment, and general assembly.Ability to operate autonomously with minimal oversight on program-critical timelines.Comfort collaborating directly with engineering on new tool development and design.Strong troubleshooting instincts and a bias toward unblocking the program quickly.What Will Set You ApartDirect experience where tooling was a critical-path item on a program ramp.Experience helping stand up or scale a tooling function from a small team.Cross-trained across multiple fabrication processes beyond welding and water jet.A track record of mentoring less experienced technicians on tooling fabrication.You should be proficient in:CNC ToolingManual Machining Skills