Machine Learning Engineer, Hadrian
Computer Vision
$175-225k
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Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
Open for applications
Building autonomous factories for aerospace components
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$175-225k
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
- 5+ years of experience in Computer Vision and/or Machine Learning - Bonus points for experience fine-tuning foundation models or owning ML projects throughout the entire ML Lifecycle
- Bachelors in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or similar discipline), or an equivalent amount of deep learning experience
- Proficiency in Python, OpenCV, SQL, and one or more deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, Tensorflow, etc.)
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desirable
- Demonstrated experience with detection/segmentation models and achieving high performance results - including exploratory analysis, model selection, and hyperparameter tuning
- Previously worked in aerospace, defense, or manufacturing, and have experience working 3D/CAD/CAM data for manufacturing applications
- Strong software engineering skills and prior web development experience using Javascript/TypeScript or Python, and familiarity with FastAPI or Express frameworks
- Prior experience with distributed training using cloud infrastructure
- Prior experience with visual document understanding and layout analysis
- Published research or achieved SOA results on an ML application
- Prior experience with multi-modal deep learning models
- You have a passion for manufacturing and believe that the industry needs better software
- Prior experience working in a startup environment
What the job involves
- Copilot is our suite of CAD/CAM automation software, responsible for automating Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analysis, CAM programming, and CMM programming
- We work with some of the best operators in the world to identify high-impact areas to augment and/or automate with software
- We are responsible for designing and implementing the solutions from cradle to grave
- Broadly, this can be any combination of full-stack web engineering, applications engineering, computational geometry, and working with a number of engineering-centric APIs (documented and undocumented)
- While this role is primarily focused on our computer vision and machine learning stack, we expect all Copilot Engineers to embrace all areas of the tech stack in order to build software that has the biggest positive impact on operators’ work
- Research, develop, and deploy cutting-edge deep learning models, including OCR, vision-language, and detection models
- Contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of current models in close collaboration with the engineering team and end users
- Work in every facet of the ML lifecycle - including the creation and optimization of production data pipelines, software systems for training, inference, labeling, and evaluation
- Judiciously combine open-source solutions and novel research to solve problems and create world-class vision systems for manufacturing applications
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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