Hadrian

Applications Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

Los Angeles, CA · Full-time

Work authorization required$150k-$220kDetected 75 days ago

Full-Stack DevelopmentRoboticsCAMLeadershipPublic Speaking

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled Applications Engineer with deep expertise in additive manufacturing to join our growing team.

Lead DfAM efforts including build orientation, support strategy, topology optimization, lattice design, distortion risk, and post-processing-aware design decisions.
Perform AM CAM work: build file development, support generation, nesting, process parameter selection, and print plan optimization for PBF-LB systems.
Design and develop internal automation tools that streamline DfAM and CAM workflows
additionally deploy these tools in direct support of customer programs.
to inform design decisions and de-risk builds.
Support process development including parameter selection, DOE, process control, and PBF-LB technology maturation with internal teams.
Coordinate across post-processing (heat treat, HIP, machining, support removal, finishing) to ensure end-to-end manufacturability.
Assist with qualification planning, validation builds, acceptance criteria, and data packages for customer and aerospace program release.
Manage assigned projects independently
Design and develop internal automation tools that streamline DfAM and CAM workflows; reducing manual effort, enforcing best practices, and scaling repeatability across programs; additionally deploy these tools in direct support of customer programs.

8+ years of experience in metal additive manufacturing applications engineering, process engineering, or manufacturing engineering, including experience in customer-facing technical roles.
2+ years of people leadership experience, including managing or leading technical teams.
Experience supporting parts and processes from prototype through qualification and full-rate production, including documentation, inspection strategy, process control, and readiness criteria.
Master's degree in a relevant engineering discipline.
Experience working within aerospace, defense, or other regulated manufacturing environments with structured qualification and customer approval processes.
Demonstrated experience presenting technical strategies and performance outcomes to customer engineering teams and executive stakeholders.

For this role, the target salary range is $150,000 - $220,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).
This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.
We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future.
An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.
Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
ITAR Requirements

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
Flexible vacation policy
Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.
Benefits for Full-time Employees
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.

Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for customers; capturing requirements, assessing feasibility, and translating program needs into actionable AM manufacturing plans.
By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.
We're accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs.
We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

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