Tooling Engineer, Hadrian
Special Projects
$125-175k
+ Equity
You must be a U.S. citizen
Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
Open for applications
Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$125-175k
+ Equity
You must be a U.S. citizen
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build the planet's most efficient factory to accelerate a democratic, abundant, spacefaring future.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Aerospace, Physics, or a related STEM field
- 3+ years in a large production system environment with emphasis on rate production optimization
- Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and how tooling supports quality and production efficiency
- Experience in designing tooling systems for complex or large-scale parts and assemblies, such as machining or welding
- Ability to contribute to both prototyping and continuous improvement efforts
- Demonstrated ability to perform FEA and static analysis to validate tooling under real-world conditions with proficiency in 3D modeling and simulation tools (e.g., SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, or ANSYS)
- Knowledge of material selection and fabrication techniques suitable for high-load or high-temperature environments
Desirable
- Experience working with cross-functional teams including design, quality, and automation
- 5+ years in a large production system environment with emphasis on rate production optimization
- Industry Experience with critical operations such as designing for OSHA requirements and essential considerations of lifting
- Industry Experience with structural fabrication and load path efficiency of structures
- Industry Experience with large CAD assemblies and coordinating and executing on the fabrication, assembly, and testing of those systems
- Industry experience working and interacting within a multidisciplinary team, including engineers, technicians, suppliers/vendors, and facility personnel
What the job involves
- You will be a member of Hadrian’s new Special Projects division, collaborating directly with our CEO and engineering leadership. This division is responsible for focusing on ambitious R&D projects and serving as engineering experts on new business opportunities
- This foundational role centers on the design, development, and implementation of precision tooling systems that support efficient, high-quality, large-scale manufacturing. This role will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to create innovative tooling solutions for large parts and assemblies, with a focus on performance, reliability, and scalability
- You will play a key role in supporting new production capabilities by contributing hands-on technical work and strategic input
- Design structural and mechanical tooling for large aerospace components and assemblies
- Collaborate with engineers and vendors to source/build, and deploy tooling systems
- Interface with technicians to validate, install, and optimize tooling usage
- Conduct FEA and static analyses to validate designs
- Document technical specifications, usage guides, and safety procedures
- Drive testing, validation, and iteration of tooling solutions
- Lead efforts to commission custom production tooling and machinery
- Support automated tooling integration in collaboration with controls engineers
- Use hand calculations and analytical techniques to guide design
- Ensure all systems comply with OSHA and critical lifting requirements
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 scalable solutions. Aerospace and defence 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 Airbnb 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 is using funding to continue its team and product growth, so as to meet the growing demand for component manufacturing.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2025
$260m
SERIES C
Feb 2024
$93.6m
SERIES B
Total funding: $490.6m
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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