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Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future
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'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.
Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. 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.
The Role
As a CAM Programmer, you will have direct responsibility for producing CAM packages and CNC Programs for highly complex, close-tolerance components. You will play a critical role within the company, sitting at the intersection of manufacturing and software R&D. This role is instrumental in developing and testing the technologies that will move the manufacturing industry forward and truly shape the future of manufacturing.
Responsibilities include generating precise CNC programs that align with our programming standards, directly contributing to the success of your teammates within CAM Operations by producing highly reliable, well-executed CAM files and efficient programs at a rapid pace.
The ideal candidate will possess an analytical mindset, viewing challenges as opportunities for improvement and innovation. They will systematically address and solve these challenges while contributing to Hadrian's knowledge base, covering tooling, application processes, workholding design, and manufacturing methodologies. Additionally, they should enrich our culture through proactive communication, teamwork, and carry themselves with the utmost integrity.
What You'll Do
CAM Program and Component Process Deployment:

• Generate CAM files with detailed manufacturing intent, strictly adhering to Hadrian's design principles

• Craft clear, comprehensive work instruction documents suitable for all skill levels, specifically designed to empower individuals with minimal experience in machine tool setups to achieve success.

Internal Product Development:

• Be flexible working with ever-changing technology

• Improve internal automation software by providing feedback, identifying application process gaps, trends, and problems.

• Report factory bugs and general workflow issues as you encounter them, placing the utmost importance on promptly communicating issues or challenges that arise daily. No matter how small they are perceived to be.

CAM Process Optimization through Internal Feedback Integration:

• Actively seek out and incorporate feedback from team members and technical staff to boost productivity and refine machining programs and overall CAM process procedures.

• Create repeatable output across the production of hundreds of units, utilizing partner teams' feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement opportunities.

• Rigorously identify gaps and communicate these findings to CAM Process Designers for integration or revision

Fixture Design and CAD Modeling:

• Design and model 3D fixtures conforming to Hadrian's fixture design standards with the Siemens NX CAD platform. Embrace advanced fixture design processes (e.g., 3-2-1 locating, Poka-Yoke error-proofing, equation-driven design) for creating efficient and robust fixtures.

• Adhere to industry-standard CAD design-tree practices and follow internally developed workflows

Software Proficiency:

• Operate efficiently within the hyperMILL and NX environments, utilizing best practices while fully leveraging Hadrian's automation suite for effective design and program creation.

• Maximize the use of Hadrian's Co-Pilot CAM integration throughout the CAM Programming process, fully leveraging it on a daily basis.

• Effectively utilize a variety of communication tools such as email, messaging applications, Microsoft Office suite, etc.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience in programming 3 and/or 5-axis CNC machine tools within a production environment of high-tolerance precision components.
• Prior involvement in the aerospace sector or similar industries with stringent requirements.

• Knowledge of safety procedures, quality standards, and tool selection is essential.

• Average understanding of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T).

• Capability to interpret data (such as CMM reports), identify trends, or tools needed to gather understanding of dimensional instability, and apply insights to enhance the manufacturing process.

• Demonstrated ability and willingness to try new things, adopt new approaches to the industry, and have the vision and discipline necessary to push through development scenarios within an operational setting.

• Demonstrated commitment to integrity while facing difficult production challenges and debugging issues. Valuing action and team-centric solutions over anything else.

What Will Set You Apart

• Advanced Materials: Steels, Stainless, Titanium, Inconel

• 5-Axis Proficiency and Mill-turn experience is a plus

• Proficiency in integrating probing routines within CNC programming

• Skills in manufacturing data analysis and software aiding this analysis are used to identify patterns, trends, and inefficiencies in the manufacturing process.

• Being a forever student of the trade. Maintaining awareness and understanding of current trends, technologies, and foundational practices such as Industry 4.0, IoT, Artificial Intelligence applications within manufacturing, and lean principles. Adaptability to evolving technologies and processes is fundamental to Hadrian's mission.

Benefits for Full-time Employees

• 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

ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Use of AI in hiring
Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.
Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the Company's policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. 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.