Quality Systems Engineer

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

The Quality Systems Engineer will be a key player in ensuring Hadrian’s quality management processes to meet both industry standards and specific customer requirements. This role involves close collaboration with customers to interpret and implement quality requirements within Hadrian’s production framework, with a focus on minimizing disruptions and proactively addressing quality concerns. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, a customer-oriented approach, and experience in managing audits and compliance initiatives.

What You’ll Do

Customer Requirements Management

• Act as the primary liaison for customer-specific quality requirements, ensuring these are effectively integrated into Hadrian’s quality systems.

• Perform detailed reviews and gap analyses of customer specifications to identify quality requirements that differ from Hadrian’s standard practices

• Develop customer-specific quality documentation processes, including inspection sampling plans, deviation requests, and process controls, to ensure seamless integration into production workflows.

Customer Audit and Evaluation Management

• Coordinate and manage customer audits, ensuring that all quality processes meet customer expectations and minimize disruptions to production.

• Prepare production teams for customer audits by providing training, identifying potential compliance issues, and managing corrective action plans.

• Serve as the subject matter expert during audits, addressing customer inquiries and demonstrating Hadrian’s commitment to quality compliance and improvement.

Quality System Design and Implementation

• Design and implement procedures, work instructions, and control plans that satisfy both industry standards and customer-specific requirements.

• Conduct regular internal audits to evaluate the effectiveness of quality processes and ensure they are audit-ready at all times.

• Collaborate with production and quality engineering teams to embed quality requirements into daily workflows, fostering a proactive approach to compliance.

Compliance and Certification

• Serve as the subject matter expert for AS9100 compliance within the production environment.

• Partner with production teams to prepare for and manage external audits, addressing any non-conformities and implementing corrective actions.

• Maintain up-to-date documentation and lead initiatives to adapt procedures to evolving standards and customer expectations.

Documentation & Training

• Maintain a library of customer requirements and quality specifications, ensuring accurate alignment with Hadrian’s quality standards.

• Develop and deliver training sessions for production staff on customer-specific quality standards, SOPs, and best practices.

• Ensure all quality documentation is current, accessible, and readily available for customer and internal audits.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, and Software Engineering teams to integrate quality requirements into production workflows.

• Provide guidance on quality standards during the implementation of new production processes or customer-specific requirements.

• Collaborate with project teams on new product introductions, ensuring quality considerations are embedded from development through to production.

Travel Requirements

• Must be willing to travel up to 25% of the time to support cross-site quality system initiatives.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related STEM field.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a quality engineering or quality systems role, preferably in aerospace or defense manufacturing.

• In-depth knowledge of AS9100 standards and experience managing customer audits and quality requirements is preferred.

• Proven ability to communicate effectively with customers, translate their requirements into actionable processes, and manage quality documentation is preferred.

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.