Weld Engineering Manager, Development

Digitailor; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian in Los Angeles is seeking a Welding Engineer, Manager to lead the weld development team for aerospace, defense, and maritime hardware. You will own equipment and processes, guiding their transition from development to production and defining welding standards.

You will mentor engineers, collaborate with production, tooling, automation, quality, and programs, and ensure compliance with NAVSEA, AWS D17.1, ASME IX, and MIL-STD welding requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field (equivalent experience considered).
• 6+ years in welding engineering or weld process development, including 1+ years leading engineers or senior technical lead.
• Experience developing and qualifying welds for Navy or aerospace hardware.
• Production manufacturing experience and understanding of production needs from engineering.
• Familiarity with NAVSEA, AWS D17.1, ASME Section IX, or MIL-STD welding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of welding engineers, including hiring and performance management.
• Oversee development and qualification of weld processes and transition into production.
• Own welding equipment and process selection from requirements to installation.
• Partner with production, tooling, automation, quality, and programs to align welding priorities with production goals.
• Set welding standards and documentation practices and act as welding POC for internal teams and customers.

Skills

Welding leadership

Weld process development

Navy/aerospace welding

Production knowledge

Welding standards

Education

Bachelor's in relevant field

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.

The Role

We are seeking a Welding Engineer, Manager to lead the weld development team that develops and qualifies welds at our Los Angeles development facility and scales them into production for mission-critical aerospace, defense, and maritime hardware. You will lead welding engineers, own the selection of welding equipment and processes, and build out the team as Hadrian grows. This is an on-site leadership role for someone who has developed welds for demanding programs and understands what it takes to run them in production.

What You’Ll Do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of welding engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career development.
• Oversee the development and qualification of weld processes and their transition into production.
• Own welding equipment and process selection, from defining requirements and evaluating vendors through installation and acceptance.
• Partner with production, tooling, automation, quality, and program teams to align welding priorities with production goals.
• Set welding standards and documentation practices, and serve as the welding point of contact for internal teams and customers.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (equivalent experience considered).
• 6+ years in welding engineering or weld process development, including 1+ years leading engineers or serving as a senior technical lead.
• Strong experience developing and qualifying welds for Navy or aerospace hardware.
• Prior production manufacturing experience and a clear understanding of what production needs from engineering.
• Working knowledge of NAVSEA, AWS D17.1, ASME Section IX, or MIL-STD welding requirements.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience selecting and implementing robotic or automated welding systems.
• Experience with laser beam, friction stir, or orbital welding of high-strength steel, stainless steel, nickel, titanium, or aluminum alloys.
• Experience building a welding team or capability from an early stage.
• Background in high-mix, low-volume or advanced manufacturing environments.

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.