Hadrian Automation
Head of Qualification
Los Angeles, CA · Full-time
Work authorization required$150k-$220kDetected 1 day ago
Full-Stack DevelopmentRoboticsLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- This is the leader who turns incomplete, legacy technical data into production-ready manufacturing data and source-approved parts, at speed and at scale.
Responsibilities
- Own Hadrian's end-to-end qualification function - from part intake through technical data evaluation, gap resolution, qualification data package assembly, first article verification, and source approval - in alignment with customer requirements
- Define and maintain qualification scope, and own the qualification pipeline and its workflow automation
- Lead the technical core: direct Product Qualification Managers (PQMs) and Manufacturing/Quality Engineers performing technical data evaluation and qualification data package generation, producing production-ready design data sets and TDPs
- Own qualification performance and reporting - tracking metrics such as time-to-qualification, parts in pipeline, parts qualified, and parts overseen per PQM - and serve as Hadrian's qualification interface to the customer, running part prioritization jointly
- Partner closely with reverse engineering, manufacturing engineering, and quality to ensure qualification outputs translate into producible, source-approved parts, while hiring, developing, and scaling a high-performing qualification organization
- Demonstrated ability to build, scale, or significantly improve systems, processes, or organizations in complex, ambiguous environments, including leading and developing high-performing teams
- Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper.
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical field, and 8+ years of experience in qualification, quality, manufacturing engineering, or related leadership roles
- Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory and customer requirements based on intent and risk, and to translate them into clear, practical workflows
- Direct experience with DoW qualification, airworthiness, or source approval processes
- Hands-on experience with technical data package development, reverse engineering, and proprietary data/data rights issues
- Experience standing up qualification pipelines, workflow automation, or supporting tools
- Strong track record of balancing compliance requirements with practical, scalable implementation
- Experience in high-growth or startup manufacturing environments
Nice to have
- aviation component qualification is a plus
- Detailed knowledge of part/product qualification, first article verification, technical data packages (TDPs), and source approval
Compensation
- 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.
Benefits
- 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.
Company info
- Strong decision-making in ambiguous, high-risk, customer-facing situations, with excellent communication and cross-functional leadership across engineering, operations, and government customers
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U
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