Process Engineer – Casting, Special Projects

Overview

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. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

We recently raised $260 million dollar Series C to accelerate this mission. We are launching a new Factory in Mesa, Arizona, a 270,000-square-foot facility that will create 350 new jobs immediately. We are opening a new headquarters to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to serve the naval production sector, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian collaborates with startups, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and major defense contractors across aerospace, shipbuilding, and aviation to scale production, reduce costs, and expedite delivery on mission-critical programs—led by investors including Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our fast-growing team is united by a shared mission to reindustrialize American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

The factories-as-a-service team analyzes customer production and supply chain challenges, builds data-driven presentations, designs and scopes factories of the future, and assists the Federal and Strategic sales team in forming long-term partnerships with the DOD, Primes, and other manufacturers.

This team is responsible for scoping, design, cost, schedule, and technology analysis, as well as proposals for major programs and manufacturing transformations across all manufacturing methods and domains.

With several major programs in flight, we are hiring rapidly for this team to effectively analyze, design, scope, plan, and handover (or join) execution of large-scale manufacturing efforts.

Hadrian is seeking a Process Engineer, Casting to join our Scoping & Special Projects team. This role is ideal for an engineer with deep casting expertise and a systems mindset. You will lead the technical decomposition of complex customer requirements into scalable factory cell designs, with a focus on sand and investment casting.

• Analyze Bills of Materials (BOMs), CAD models, and technical drawings to classify casting parts by process complexity, alloy type, size, and risk.
• Develop first-principles cycle-time models using simulation data, standard routings, and historical performance metrics.
• Define and document end-to-end casting process flows, including melt preparation, mold/core fabrication, pouring, and post-processing.
• Translate technical scoping outputs into capital and operational requirements for factory implementation (equipment, staffing, takt planning).
• Collaborate cross-functionally with quality and inspection teams to define inspection strategies, CTQ checkpoints, and measurement system analysis plans.

• 5+ years of experience in process engineering within sand or investment casting environments, including melt and mold/core operations.
• Proficiency with casting simulation tools (e.g., MAGMASOFT, ProCAST) and experience validating simulation outcomes against real-world results.
• Strong understanding of quality systems, including authorship of PFMEAs and control plans; experience executing AS9102-compliant First Article Inspections (FAIs).
• Familiarity with sand testing methods (e.g., GFN, permeability, moisture, comp actability) and binder ratio control protocols.

• Experience designing greenfield manufacturing cells or establishing lab infrastructure for heat treatment or sand testing.
• Knowledge of aerospace and defense casting standards (e.g., NADCAP, ASTM specifications, traceability requirements).
• Familiarity with casting automation technologies and non-destructive testing (e.g., PT, RT, UT) methods.
• Exposure to regulated manufacturing or reporting frameworks (e.g., PPAP, EVMS, IPMDAR).

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
• Flexible vacation policy

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