About the role
Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.
The Role The Quality Engineer, Production is essential in ensuring robust production support and facilitating the scaling of manufacturing processes. This role is responsible for integrating new customer technical expectations seamlessly into the factory's capabilities, supporting the transition from low-rate to high-volume production, and spearheading the adoption of new automated production assets and software enhancements. What You’ll Do Ensure strict adherence to paperwork and customer
requirements for quality and compliance Interpret customer drawings and specifications, translating
requirements into shop floor work instructions and inspection criteria Lead quality planning activities during NPI, including control plans, FAI documentation, and first article reporting Onboard new customers, ensuring the factory's technical capabilities meet their expectations Assist in work prioritization and triage during peak production periods to maintain workflow efficiency Own problem solving and disposition of production defects, drive root cause problem solving to impact yield and rework rates Maintain auditable production methods, ensuring documentation and processes are inspection-ready at all times Support and conduct internal audits, identifying gaps and driving corrective actions to closure Lead the factory's transition from low-rate to high-volume manufacturing, identifying and implementing necessary changes in processes and infrastructure Onboard new automated production assets, collaborating with software engineering to drive improvements in software products that support manufacturing processes Adapt shop floor structure and processes to accommodate high-volume production needs Create production processes in unstructured areas of our operational system