R&D Welding Technician

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

Hadrian is ramping new welding capability at FX, and this role is central to getting there. As an R&D Welding Technician, you'll build and qualify the weld processes and hardware, qualification test articles and large structural assemblies, that this capability launch depends on, working hands-on with hand welding, orbital tube welding, and robotic welding cells in a fast-moving R&D environment.

What You'll Do

• Fabricate and weld qualification test articles and large structural assemblies in support of a new welding capability ramp.

• Perform hand welding using both laser and arc processes on first-of-a-kind hardware.

• Set up and execute orbital tube welding operations to spec.

• Operate and support robotic welding cells, including setup and troubleshooting.

• Read and build to engineering drawings, weld symbols, and GD&T, and maintain build documentation to support qualification and traceability.

What We're Looking For

• Hands-on experience with hand welding, both laser and arc processes.

• Experience with orbital tube welding.

• Experience operating robotic welding equipment.

• Ability to read engineering drawings, weld symbols, and GD&T.

• Comfort operating in an ambiguous, first-of-a-kind R&D environment rather than a locked production line.

What Will Set You Apart

• Prior aerospace or defense welding experience.

• AWS D17.1 or NADCAP welding exposure.

• Experience supporting weld procedure or process qualification (WPS/PQR).

• Robotic weld cell programming or teach-pendant experience.

• Prior experience on qualification-article or first-article builds.

Benefits for Full-time Employees

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
  401k

• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.

• Flexible vacation policy

• Equity

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Use of AI in hiring

Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.

Consideration of Criminal History

Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.