Welding Tooling Engineer — Robotic Fixtures & Automation

Speedrun Talent Network; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life-ins.

401k

Relocation assistance

Flexible vacation policy

Equity

Job summary

Hadrian is seeking a Tooling Engineer on the Welding team to design and build fixtures and tooling for aerospace, defense, and naval parts. You will take tools from concept through fabrication, with daily use on the floor alongside welding engineers, welders, and the automation team at the Los Angeles facility.

You will validate designs with FEA and hand calculations, manage fabrication with internal shops and vendors, and support tools through prove‑out and continuous improvement, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Welding Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on experience, with 4+ years designing tooling in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience designing weld fixtures or tooling, or a combined background in both welding and tooling design.
• Track record of taking tools from CAD into production and supporting them through prove‑out and continuous improvement.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or CATIA) and GD&T, plus FEA or static analysis to validate tooling under real‑world conditions.
• Working knowledge of welding processes, weld distortion, and material selection for tooling exposed to high heat and high loads.

Responsibilities

• Design weld fixtures and tooling, including locating and clamping fixtures, positioner tooling, and purge, backing, and chill tooling, from concept through detailed drawings.
• Validate tooling designs with FEA and hand calculations for load, stiffness, and thermal effects during welding.
• Manage tool fabrication with internal shops and outside vendors, then prove out, verify, and release each tool to production.
• Work with welding engineers and welders on the floor to control distortion, improve fit‑up, and make tools easy and safe to use.
• Design and adapt tooling for robotic welding cells and positioners to support our move toward weld automation.

Skills

Tooling design

3D CAD proficiency

GD&T and FEA

Robotic welding tooling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Manufacturing/Welding Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

CATIA

FEA software

Job description

Hadrian is seeking a Tooling Engineer on the Welding team to design and build fixtures and tooling for aerospace, defense, and naval parts. You will take tools from concept through fabrication, with daily use on the floor alongside welding engineers, welders, and the automation team at the Los Angeles facility.

You will validate designs with FEA and hand calculations, manage fabrication with internal shops and vendors, and support tools through prove‑out and continuous improvement, including