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Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America, combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing to help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost. The company recently closed a $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation and is rapidly expanding manufacturing capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, and additive manufacturing.
As Quality Compliance Engineer for SUBSAFE, you will own Hadrian's SUBSAFE and Material Level I (L1/SS) compliance—the processes, documentation, material controls, and audit posture required to procure, receive, build, and deliver submarine-safety material without compromise. You are the single point of accountability for whether Hadrian's SUBSAFE work is compliant, defensible, and audit-ready.
Key responsibilities include:
• Material Level I / SUBSAFE material control: manage procurement flow-down, receipt inspection, identification, segregation, storage, movement, and disposition of L1/SS material and remnants per NAVSEA 0924-062-0010 and customer requirements.
• Objective Quality Evidence (OQE): establish and audit the records package (chemical, mechanical, performance test data; certifications; traceability) proving conformance, ensuring OQE is complete before material release or delivery.
• Certification boundary integrity: define what falls inside the SUBSAFE boundary for each part and ensure controls, documentation, and personnel qualifications are applied accordingly.
• Procedures and work instructions: author and maintain SUBSAFE / L1 procedures (material handling, cleanliness, traceability, non-conforming material, escapes) integrated with Hadrian's AS9100D quality management system.
• Non-conformance and escapes: control non-conforming SUBSAFE material, drive root-cause and corrective action, and own escalation to Central Quality and the customer.
• Audit and qualification readiness: prepare for and support NAVSEA and customer audits, activity qualification and authorization (NAVSEAINST 4855.34), and own internal SUBSAFE audits.
• Supplier and receiving controls: flow SUBSAFE / L1 requirements to suppliers, verify certifications at receipt, and build receiving capability for SUBSAFE material as volume ramps.
• Training: qualify Hadrian personnel handling SUBSAFE material and build workforce awareness.
REQUIREMENTS:
• 5+ years in quality within a defense, marine, nuclear, or aerospace manufacturing environment, including direct SUBSAFE and/or Material Level I responsibility.
• Working command of SUBSAFE requirements and governing NAVSEA documentation (0924-062-0010; NAVSEAINST 4855.34), OQE, controlled-material handling, traceability, and cleanliness.
• Experience building or running material-control and non-conformance processes in a regulated, audited environment.
• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. person under ITAR.
Differentiators:
• Background at a submarine prime or shipyard (e.g., General Dynamics Electric Boat, HII Newport News) or qualified SUBSAFE supplier.
• AS9100 / ISO 9001 lead-auditor experience; familiarity with welding and NDT special-process controls.
• CQE, CMQ/OE, or equivalent quality certification.
• Comfort standing up a program from the ground up in a fast-moving environment.
