Lead Manufacturing Engineer, Casting, Special Projects
Hadrian
full-time
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Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Oversee drawing reviews, CapEx planning, and automation feedback for casting as part of the Factories as a Service team
- Serve as Lead Engineer for scoping, designing, planning, and automation feedback for casting across all material types and configurations
- Review drawings for manufacturability, select appropriate CapEx for part numbers and assemblies, and advise the automation team on casting best practices
- Design, build, and guide automation of casting DFM, production, and inspection lines
- Assist in building new factories for existing production scope and contribute to manufacturing processes for new products where casting is designed-in
- Deliver cost, schedule, and solutions in partnership with customers and the Federal team
- Own CapEx planning, vendor selection, and costing
- Recruit and lead 1-2 casting manufacturing engineers
- Collaborate with Hadrian’s Automation and Factories Leadership teams to design and ship comprehensive casting production and inspection lines
Requirements
- Senior Manager or above level with deep expertise in casting production and inspection
- Deep knowledge of foundry operations and multiple casting methods (such as sand and investment casting) across various materials, primarily steel and CuNi
- Able to review drawings for manufacturability rapidly (DFM)
- 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
- Capable of leading 1-2 casting manufacturing engineers
- Able to travel ~25% to DOD and prime facilities
- Ability to move quickly and make risk-adjusted decisions
- ITAR requirements: must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain authorizations by start date
- Willingness to relocate to Los Angeles if not LA based
- Software or automation experience is helpful but not required