Welding Engineering Manager: Lead Aerospace Welds & Production

Hadrian Automation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life保险

401k

Relocation support

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is seeking a Welding Engineer, Manager to lead the weld development team at its Los Angeles development facility, scaling welds into production for 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.

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 serving as a senior technical lead
• Strong experience developing and qualifying welds for Navy or aerospace hardware
• Prior production manufacturing experience and an understanding of what production needs from engineering
• Working knowledge of NAVSEA, AWS D17.1, ASME Section IX, or MIL-STD welding requirements

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Welding engineering

Team leadership

Welding process development

Naval/Aerospace welding standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Hadrian is seeking a Welding Engineer, Manager to lead the weld development team at its Los Angeles development facility, scaling welds into production for 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.