Training Specialist

hadrian.co; Alabama; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life

401k

Flexible vacation policy

Relocation support may be provided

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, is building its Workforce Development Team and seeks a founding trainer. You will onboard and train technicians, refine the program, and help scale our training across LA and Arizona sites and vendor locations.

The role emphasizes curriculum development, documentation, and delivering safety and general training on site. You will travel up to 25% to LA, Arizona and vendor locations, shaping the trainee experience and maintaining accurate training records for

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a training, instructing or teaching role, with a strong track record of training adult learners.
• Proven ability to train people from entry level to mid level.
• Experience delivering structured training programs, including onboarding, classroom and hands-on instruction, and evaluation.
• The ability to learn new content quickly and teach it to standard, including subjects outside your own background.
• Experience contributing to training curriculum and documentation, and keeping accurate training records.
• The ability to observe how people learn and give clear, objective, actionable feedback on a training program.
• A self-starter who manages their own time, travel and priorities with minimal oversight.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%, including to Los Angeles, Arizona and vendor locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead onboarding and training for technician cohorts from onboarding through qualification.
• Capture what works and what does not and provide feedback to shape the program before go-live.
• Set up training space and the logistics new starters rely on.
• Spend time at LA and Arizona sites learning training in production and vendor locations.
• Contribute to curriculum development and training documentation.
• Record training in the skills tracking system and keep audit-ready training records.
• Deliver onboarding, general and safety training across capabilities as technicians come onsite.
• Offer day-to-day direction and support to trade-specific trainers and evaluate outcomes.

Skills

Training delivery

Adult learning

Curriculum development

Feedback & assessment

Time management

Travel up to 25%

On-site training

Tools

Documentation tools

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.

About the Workforce Development Team

The Workforce Development team is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of manufacturing talent within a challenging, equitable, and meritocratic environment.

Our goal is to accelerate the maturity and operational effectiveness of Hadrian's factories through targeted training programs.

The team is responsible for developing and managing a comprehensive training system, driving software adoption, standardizing operational processes, and maintaining an integrated training and certification ecosystem.

THE ROLE

We are opening a new factory in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and you will be part of the founding training team. Before our first technicians arrive, you will go through their onboarding and training yourself, test it, and help us refine it so the people who follow have the best possible start.

This is a general training role, not tied to a single trade. Deep training experience matters most here. Manufacturing experience is a bonus, and you will learn our production environment through time at our sites in Los Angeles and Arizona and through equipment manufacturer training.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Ahead of our first technician cohort, you will experience the technician journey from onboarding through training and qualification, capture what works and what does not, and give clear feedback that shapes the experience before it goes live. You will help set up the training space and the logistics new starters rely on. You will spend time at our Los Angeles and Arizona sites learning how training runs in production, and attend equipment manufacturer training, sometimes at vendor locations, bringing what you learn back to Alabama. You will contribute to curriculum development and training documentation, and record training in our skills tracking system. As technicians come onsite, you will deliver onboarding, general and safety training across capabilities, support our trade-specific trainers, run evaluations, keep training records accurate and audit-ready, and give trainees day-to-day direction. Throughout, you will own the outcomes of the training you deliver and make recommendations when the program needs them.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required

• 3+ years in a training, instructing or teaching role, with a strong track record of training adult learners.
• Proven ability to train people from entry level to mid level.
• Experience delivering structured training programs, including onboarding, classroom and hands‑on instruction, and evaluation.
• The ability to learn new content quickly and teach it to standard, including subjects outside your own background.
• Experience contributing to training curriculum and documentation, and keeping accurate training records.
• The ability to observe how people learn and give clear, objective, actionable feedback on a training program.
• A self‑starter who manages their own time, travel and priorities with minimal oversight.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25%, including to Los Angeles, Arizona and vendor locations.

Preferred, not necessary

• Manufacturing, production or skilled trades experience; our production environment is learned in role.
• Experience standing up training for a new site, program or team.
• Experience with instructional design or adult learning methods.
• Experience in aerospace, defense or another regulated industry.
• A passion for training, career development and rebuilding the nation's manufacturing workforce.

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 https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987.

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.

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 export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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.

USE OF AI IN HIRING

Hadrian uses AI‑assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI‑powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy https://www.hadrian.co/privacy-policy.

CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY

Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

HADRIAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. 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.