Test Engineering is a brand new team at Hadrian! As Engineering Manager, Materials Test, you'll build and lead our materials testing capability, working without the constraints of a legacy test framework. You'll run the flagship materials test lab at our Los Angeles HQ and lead the engineers and technicians who work in it.

Our welding, casting, forging, and additive teams all depend on this lab for the data behind their process decisions. Welding has the first needs, and the other teams are growing fast. You'll choose the equipment, set how we collect and store data, and decide how the lab balances work across all of those teams. Once the flagship lab is running, you'll turn it into a package we can stand up at any of our factories on short notice.

There is very little existing structure around materials testing at Hadrian. If you want to build a lab from an empty floor, lead a team through it, and own the outcome, this role is for you.

Lead day-to-day operations of the flagship materials test lab

Hire, manage, and develop a team of engineers and technicians

Make the final call on technical direction for materials testing

Select, buy, and install tensile, impact, hardness, metallography, and chemistry equipment, plus specimen prep machines like saws, waterjets, and EDMs. Design custom test equipment when nothing off the shelf fits.

Set data collection, labeling, and storage requirements for all materials testing. Work with our software and data teams to build the tools.

Write test automation, work instructions, process plans, and technician training

Set priorities across welding, casting, forging, and additive so every team gets on-time, quality data

Own lab safety and quality risks through engineering controls

Work with quality to keep full traceability on every material and test result

Engineering Manager, Materials Test

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Hadrian Automation

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