Tooling Technician

Tooling Technician Scale and optimize tooling systems for aerospace fabrication across multiple product families.

Location:

Los Angeles, California

Compensation: $30 - 60 USD / hour

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.

We are seeking a Tooling Technician to serve as a cornerstone of our fabrication and automation operations. This is a hands‑on, technical role ideal for someone with deep experience in precision mechanical construction, metrology, and cross‑functional collaboration. You will help establish and scale a world‑class fabrication shop supporting aerospace, automotive, maritime, and defense applications.

• Fabricate and assemble complex tooling (e.g., jigs, fixtures, tool masters, gauges) with precision, using advanced reference systems.
• Design and develop custom holding devices, fixtures, and tooling interfaces to improve manufacturability and efficiency.
• Set up and utilize optical instruments and model‑based metrology tools for inspection and alignment.
• Interpret and work from detailed engineering drawings, CAD models, and specifications to perform high‑precision setups.
• Identify and recommend continuous improvements to tooling processes, documentation, and equipment utilization.

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in precision mechanical construction.
• Minimum 10 years of experience with model‑based metrology tools (e.g., laser trackers, articulated arms, or coordinate measuring machines).
• Proficiency in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), engineering reference systems, and complex blueprint interpretation.
• Demonstrated hands‑on expertise with bench inspection tools and advanced metrology equipment.

• Knowledge of tooling integration with automated manufacturing systems.
• Experience with building and assembling large, complex fixtures.
• Understanding of welding processes and their impact on tooling accuracy and tolerance stack‑up.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical teams.

• 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

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