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Salary: USD 190,000 - 270,000 / annual
Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing for aerospace and defense companies. The company helps customers build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost. Following a $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding its manufacturing footprint and scaling its Factory-as-a-Service platform.
You will build and lead the supplier quality and development function, ensuring Hadrian's growing external supply base meets the same quality and delivery standards as internal factories. This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll own supplier quality performance end to end, build quality management systems and compliance frameworks, and grow a team to support the rapidly expanding supply chain.
Key responsibilities include: leading and growing the supplier quality and development team; building the quality management system and compliance framework (AS9100/maritime) for external supply; owning supplier quality performance including FAI (First Article Inspection), CAPA (Corrective and Preventive Action), and PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) discipline; leading supplier development with hands-on engagement with foundries and machine shops; and managing supplier on-time delivery and risk across a growing mechanical commodities supply base.
You will travel regularly to foundries and machine shops to work directly with suppliers. This role requires standing up supplier quality processes and systems, often from scratch in a high-growth environment.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Supplier quality and/or development experience in aerospace, naval, marine, or directly transferable defense hard-goods manufacturing
- Strong FAI, CAPA, and PFMEA discipline
- Proven people leadership experience with ability to build and grow a team
- Willingness to travel regularly to foundries and machine shops
- Experience standing up supplier quality processes and systems from scratch at a startup or high-growth company, ideally in mechanical commodities
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Six Sigma Black Belt or formal Lean certification
- DoD/ITAR program exposure
- Working knowledge of NAVSEA requirements, SUBSAFE, and weld/NDT quality
ITAR REQUIREMENT: 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 required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
