Manufacturing Engineer, Welding
Hadrian Automation · Torrance, CA
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Hadrian Automation (industrial) in Torrance, CA. You'll work side by side with welding engineers and welders in a development environment to design tooling, parts/coupons, and fixtures, support equipment buys and setup, and close the gap between weld development and production.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- GD&T, Robotics, Automation, Machining, Welding, Casting
- Day to day
- relocation help
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $114k–$169k.
Median of the low and high ends of 131 live postings that list pay, out of 353 manufacturing engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
California plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 352 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 5+)
Typical $110k–$159k, from 116 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 52%
- ✓ New product launch 49%
- Root cause 39%
- ✓ Automation 36%
- ✓ Machining 27%
- ✓ CATIA / NX 27%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Casting, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Hadrian Automation in Torrance
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The Role
Hadrian's welding team is building out our weld development center and is looking for dedicated mechanical engineering support. As an R&D Engineer supporting welding, you'll work side by side with welding engineers and welders in a development environment to design tooling, parts/coupons, and fixtures, support equipment buys and setup, and close the gap between weld development and production. This is a hands-on, in-person role split between design and the shop floor, not a design-desk-only position.
requirements
- ✓A track record of thriving in an undefined, first-of-its-kind role
Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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 .
Consideration of Criminal History
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of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.
Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. 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.
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Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future
Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.
Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.
Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.
If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.
What You’ll Do
- •Support welding equipment needs for weld development, including CAD support for buying and setting up new equipment
- •Develop concepts for automation, tooling, fixtures, and development parts
- •Work directly with welding engineers and welders to weld actual parts in a development setting
- •Bridge the gap between automation, tooling, and welding by translating development needs into tooled-up, automatable processes
- •Coordinate across Build, Software, Tooling, Automation, and NDT to keep weld development unblocked
What We’re Looking For
- •Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Welding Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
- •2+ years of experience in manufacturing or mechanical design
- •Proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or equivalent) and working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis
- •Comfort with shop-floor tooling, fixtures, and metrology
- •Exposure to machining, assembly, welding, additive, and inspection processes
What Will Set You Apart
- •Prior hands-on welding or weld process experience
- •Experience designing tooling or fixtures for automated or robotic welding cells
- •Familiarity with manufacturing processes and
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