Quality Engineer

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 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 What We're Looking For - Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another related STEM field and 4-6 years of engineering experience in a production environment - In lieu of a degree, at least 5-6+ years of experience in a high-intensity production environment may be considered - Familiarity with machining operations and experience working with very tight tolerances, especially in aerospace manufacturing - Comprehensive knowledge of GD&T - Familiarity with NPI frameworks (PPAP, FAI, or equivalent) - Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams What Will Set You Apart - Master's degree in Engineering or STEM related field - 5+ years of experience in an aerospace manufacturing environment - Knowledge of quality systems specifically AS9100 - Experience supporting or leading internal audits in a regulated manufacturing environment - Demonstrated experience with Lean and Six Sigma methodologies - Experience applying software approaches (SQL, VBA, Python, etc.) - Proficiency with various ERP/MRP systems - Ability to arti…