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Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Casting, Special Projects

United States, Los Angeles · Job Posted February 21, 2026
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This role will oversee drawing reviews, CapEx planning, and automation feedback for casting as part of the Factories as a Service team. The Hadrian Factories as a Service team works across all manufacturing methods, and this role is expected to be the Lead Engineer for scoping, designing, planning, and automation feedback for casting across all material types and configurations. You’ll be able to review drawings for manufacturability rapidly, select the right CapEx for part numbers and assemblies, advise our automation team on casting best practices, and have a deep working knowledge of production and inspection methods for casting. This role will both assist in building new factories for existing production scope, as well as contribute to the manufacturing processes of new products where casting is a designed-in function.

Job Responsibility

  • Analyse customer drawings and current state of production to design, build, and guide automation of casting DFM, Production, and Inspection Lines
  • Contribute as a key player in factories as a service efforts
  • Deliver cost/schedule/solutions in partnership with our customers and the Federal team
  • Own CapEx planning, vendor selection, and costing
  • Oversee drawing reviews, CapEx planning, and automation feedback for casting as part of the Factories as a Service team
  • Be the Lead Engineer for scoping, designing, planning, and automation feedback for casting across all material types and configurations
  • Review drawings for manufacturability rapidly, select the right CapEx for part numbers and assemblies, advise our automation team on casting best practices
  • Have a deep working knowledge of production and inspection methods for casting
  • Assist in building new factories for existing production scope, as well as contribute to the manufacturing processes of new products where casting is a designed-in function
  • Recruit and lead 1-2 casting MEs to assist, and work with Hadrian’s Automation and Factories Leadership teams to design and ship comprehensive casting production and inspection lines
  • Analyze drawings at a technical level, as well as plan casting lines or factories from scratch

Requirements

  • Senior Manager or above level who’s technically in the weeds, with deep expertise in casting production and inspection
  • Able to travel ~25% to DOD and prime facilities
  • Capable of leading 1-2 casting MEs
  • Able to analyse DFM, and design/plan production and inspection lines for casting
  • Prior experience standing up new casting lines in Aerospace, Automotive, or other domains
  • Ability to move quickly and make risk-adjusted decisions
  • 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.

Nice to have

  • Software or automation experience is not required, but helpful
  • Working knowledge of casting technology and CapEx

What we offer

  • 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
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