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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, additive manufacturing, and more.
As Quality Systems Engineer, you will be a key player in ensuring Hadrian's quality management processes 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.
Key responsibilities include:
**Customer Requirements Management:** Act as the primary liaison for customer-specific quality requirements, performing detailed reviews and gap analyses of customer specifications. 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 all quality processes meet customer expectations while minimizing production disruptions. Prepare production teams for audits through training, compliance issue identification, and corrective action plan management. Serve as subject matter expert during audits, addressing customer inquiries and demonstrating Hadrian's commitment to quality compliance.
**Quality System Design and Implementation:** Design and implement procedures, work instructions, and control plans satisfying both industry standards and customer-specific requirements. Conduct regular internal audits to evaluate quality process effectiveness and ensure audit readiness. Collaborate with production and quality engineering teams to embed quality requirements into daily workflows.
**Compliance and Certification:** Serve as subject matter expert for AS9100 compliance within the production environment. Partner with production teams to prepare for external audits, address non-conformities, and implement corrective actions. Maintain up-to-date documentation and lead initiatives to adapt procedures to evolving standards.
**Documentation & Training:** Maintain a library of customer requirements and quality specifications. Develop and deliver training sessions for production staff on customer-specific quality standards, SOPs, and best practices. Ensure all quality documentation is current and accessible for 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 implementation of new processes and collaborate on new product introductions.
Travel requirement: up to 25% of the time to support cross-site quality system initiatives.
**Requirements:**
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related STEM field
- Minimum 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 (preferred)
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with customers, translate their requirements into actionable processes, and manage quality documentation (preferred)
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible to obtain required ITAR authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
