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About the Role

Hadrian is seeking a Head of Qualification to own and scale the part qualification process for defense programs. This role involves transforming legacy technical data into production-ready manufacturing data and source-approved parts efficiently and at scale. The Head of Qualification will define the qualification discipline, manage the end-to-end pipeline, oversee the team, and maintain customer relationships.

Responsibilities

Own Hadrian's end-to-end qualification function, from part intake through technical data evaluation, gap resolution, qualification data package assembly, first article verification, and source approval, in alignment with customer requirements.
Define and maintain qualification scope, and own the qualification pipeline and its workflow automation.
Lead the technical core: direct Product Qualification Managers (PQMs) and Manufacturing/Quality Engineers performing technical data evaluation and qualification data package generation, producing production-ready design data sets and TDPs.
Own qualification performance and reporting — tracking metrics such as time-to-qualification, parts in pipeline, parts qualified, and parts overseen per PQM — and serve as Hadrian's qualification interface to the customer, running part prioritization jointly.
Partner closely with reverse engineering, manufacturing engineering, and quality to ensure qualification outputs translate into producible, source-approved parts, while hiring, developing, and scaling a high-performing qualification organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical field.
8+ years of experience in qualification, quality, manufacturing engineering, or related leadership roles.
Detailed knowledge of part/product qualification, first article verification, technical data packages (TDPs), and source approval.
Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply complex regulatory and customer requirements based on intent and risk, and to translate them into clear, practical workflows.
Demonstrated ability to build, scale, or significantly improve systems, processes, or organizations in complex, ambiguous environments, including leading and developing high-performing teams.
Strong decision-making in ambiguous, high-risk, customer-facing situations.
Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership across engineering, operations, and government customers.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual, or eligible to obtain necessary U.S. Department of State authorizations due to ITAR regulations.

Skills

Part/product qualification
First article verification
Technical data packages (TDPs)
Source approval
Workflow automation
Technical data evaluation
Qualification data package generation
Reverse engineering
Manufacturing engineering
Quality engineering
Team leadership
Process improvement
System scaling
Communication
Cross-functional leadership

Location

Mesa, Arizona

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8+ years of experience in qualification, quality, manufacturing engineering, or related leadership roles

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical field

Salary/Compensations

$150,000-220,000

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
401k
Relocation support may be provided
Flexible vacation policy
Equity

About the Company

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to manufacture aerospace and defense components up to 10x faster and 2x cheaper using advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing.
The company is launching Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, expanding into naval production with Hadrian Maritime, and offering a Factory-as-a-Service model.
Hadrian is backed by investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz.
The team is focused on reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century.

Equal Opportunity

Hadrian is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides 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), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin, 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, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.
The Company makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for those disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.