Director of Software Engineering, Hadrian
Factory Automation
$250-350k
+ Equity
More information about location
Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
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Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$250-350k
+ Equity
More information about location
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the planet's most efficient factory to accelerate a democratic, abundant, spacefaring future.
Role
Who you are
- Track record of operating high-performing engineering teams. At least 3 years managing a large engineering team (15+ engineers)
- 10+ years of full stack software engineering experience. Deep experience architecting and operating fault-tolerant, distributed, autonomous systems
- Experience developing software to interface with physical systems in a field such as robotics, manufacturing, industrial automation, or 3D printing
- Proven track record leading entire product lifecycle, from ideation to launch and beyond. Responsible for both ensuring that products meet customer needs and business goals, while also managing and mentoring product teams
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions with incomplete information and deliver complex systems on schedule
- Adaptable leader, comfortable making decisions with incomplete information and pivoting based on constantly changing business objectives
- Expertise in secure software practices, cybersecurity for IoT devices, and regulatory compliance
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
What the job involves
- Hadrian’s Factory Automation team partners with our R&D,Robotics, and Manufacturing Automation teams to build and scale autonomous robotic production cells
- These autonomous cells typically have a user interface for interaction and control of the cell, backend scheduling software to prioritize work and execute manufacturing sequences, and edge computing to control hardware such as CNC machines and robots
- To date, Hadrian has built systems to automate high-precision machining, CMM quality inspections, and cutting tool assembly
- As the business continues to expand into new factories and additional manufacturing processes, the Factory Automation team will expand capabilities, productionize and scale existing systems, and own the software stack that drives production of aerospace parts
- Leadership: Recruit, lead, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team responsible for scaling automated robotic manufacturing cells. Drive technical decision-making processes and set engineering direction while also building a culture of continuous improvement
- Ownership: Work with operations and engineering leadership to set business objectives and roadmap. Ensure seamless integration of automated manufacturing systems into Hadrian factories. Manage schedule, budget, and resources to meet aggressive development timelines. Willing to do whatever it takes to deliver business outcomes
- Product Development: Design systems with Hadrian’s operation team in mind. Ensure that quality systems are built that exceed business expectations. Obsessed with perfection and customer experience
- Hardware Experience: Develop software to interface with physical systems such as robots, CNC machines, and other manufacturing equipment. Comfortable working on a factory floor around CNC machines and industrial robots. Not afraid of metal shavings and coolant
- Data Driven: Own key operational metrics driving maximum utilization of our factory CapEx. Collect data from connected devices that feed operational planning and factory scheduling. Foster a vision that aligns with both short term and long term business goals
- Strategic Communications: Present technical progress to executive leadership, including the CEO. Work with other engineering leaders to set standards, processes, and best practices to ensure development velocity and system reliability. Raise the bar across the engineering organization
- Hands-On Engineer: Lead by example, actively contributing to the codebase. Encourage software development best practices and foster an environment that encourages engineers to build amazing systems. Sit out on the manufacturing floor next to world's best CAM programmers and manufacturing engineers
Our take
Hadrian is an industrial automation company that creates autonomous factories for aerospace components. Founded by a former history student, the inspiration for Hadrian was the notion that throughout history, empires begin to fall when they outsource their core industries to lower-cost countries, resulting in internal stagnation and mass unemployment.
To counter this historic trend, founder Chris Power founded Hadrian, which uses machine learning to automate the processes of component factories. Power honed in on key US industries that were lacking in scaleable solutions. Aerospace and defense is one area in which the USA relies on boutique experts who lack the manpower to build at scale. This factory automation solution addresses bottlenecks in manufacturing aerospace components that slow down progress due to owner-operated machine shops.
With investment from early Facebook and Air BnB investors Andreessen Horowitz, Hadrian is setting a precedent for a new era of machine work innovation. Hadrian’s main challenge will be convincing smaller manufacturers in the sector to embrace the precision and time-saving benefits of automation. With two factories now operational, Hadrian will need to continue its growth to meet the growing demand for component manufacturing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2024
$93.6m
SERIES B
May 2022
$37.5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $230.6m
Company benefits
- 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
- Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
- Flexible vacation policy
Company HQ
Hermosa Beach, CA
Leadership
Chris Power
(CEO & CPO)Previously Managing Partner at ADSC, Contributor and Advisor at Open Lunar Foundation and Head of Growth at Ento.com.
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