Welding Engineering Manager — Lead for Aerospace & Defense

Multicoin; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life ins.

Relocation support may be provided

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America, combining AI, software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and maritime hardware. The company is seeking a Welding Engineer, Manager to lead the weld development team at its Los Angeles facility and scale welds into production for mission-critical programs.

You will hire and mentor welding engineers, own equipment and process selection, and partner with production, automation, quality, and program

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years in welding engineering or weld process development, with 1+ year leadership.
• Experience developing and qualifying welds for Navy or aerospace hardware.
• Production manufacturing experience and understanding of production needs.
• Knowledge of NAVSEA, AWS D17.1, ASME IX, MIL-STD welding requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of welding engineers
• Oversee development and qualification of weld processes
• Own welding equipment selection from requirements to acceptance
• Partner with production, tooling, automation, quality, and programs
• Set welding standards and serve as welding POC

Skills

Welding engineering

Lead engineer

Navy/aerospace welding

Production manufacturing

Welding standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering

Related field degree

Job description

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America, combining AI, software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and maritime hardware. The company is seeking a Welding Engineer, Manager to lead the weld development team at its Los Angeles facility and scale welds into production for mission-critical programs.

You will hire and mentor welding engineers, own equipment and process selection, and partner with production, automation, quality, and program