Forward Deployed Engineer
Hadrian Automation3 months ago
Los Angeles, CA, USA or San Francisco, CA, USAMid Level
Base Salary
$120k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own customer programs end to end from initial discovery through building, deployment, production operation, and iteration.
- Communicate across customer and internal stakeholders, translating technical constraints into decisions non-technical stakeholders can act on.
- Architect integrations, data models, and configurations that connect Opus to customer systems and production environments.
- Build standalone applications, custom workflows, and integrations for requirements not yet covered by Opus.
- Ship early, gather user feedback, and iterate quickly.
- Convert field learnings into platform requirements and help determine when bespoke solutions should become Opus capabilities.
Requirements
- Strong software builder with high ownership who can take products from zero to one and ship in ambiguous environments.
- AI-native engineer who uses AI across discovery, prototyping, and execution and can demonstrate its concrete impact on productivity.
- Comfortable across the full stack, including UI/UX work and backend system design.
- Strong product instincts and the ability to focus on what to build as well as how to build it.
- Experience working directly with customers or end users to translate ambiguous needs into concrete, shipped solutions.
- Able to communicate effectively with customer leadership, program managers, operators, and engineers and translate technical constraints into actionable decisions.
- Founder or founding-engineer experience is a preferred qualification.
- Prior forward-deployed, solutions engineering, or technical consulting experience is preferred.
- Background in aerospace, defense, manufacturing, or environments where hardware and software intersect is preferred.
- A visible body of shipped work, such as a strong GitHub presence or project portfolio, is preferred.
- Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements, including being a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Benefits
- 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
- Based in the Los Angeles (Torrance) or San Francisco Bay Area office with periodic customer-site travel; not travel-heavy or long-deployment
- Full-time employee benefits are provided
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About Hadrian Automation
Hadrian Automation builds autonomous, software-driven factories that manufacture precision components for aerospace and defense programs, including rockets, satellites, aircraft, and ships. The company operates a Factory-as-a-Service platform, combining AI, robotics, and full-stack machining and fabrication to deliver critical parts and production capacity. Founded in 2021 and headquartered in Los Angeles, it is privately held and expanding capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, and additive manufacturing.