Machine Learning Engineer - Vision
Hadrian AutomationBase Salary
$160k - $250k/yr
Responsibilities
- Research, develop, and deploy object detection and segmentation models for layout analysis, document understanding, and semantic part understanding.
- Build and maintain annotation tooling, active learning loops, and synthetic data augmentation strategies with the core engineering team.
- Develop evaluation frameworks measuring system behavior and user impact beyond mAP and IoU.
- Collaborate with the machine learning team on technical and product roadmaps for the AI platform.
- Own production model deployment, endpoint health, and the ML lifecycle for manufacturing intelligence models.
- Improve model accuracy to generate substantial time savings across factory operations.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of professional experience building and shipping computer vision models, particularly detection and/or segmentation models.
- Deep expertise with modern architectures using transformer backbones such as ViT and Swin.
- Strong fluency in Python and PyTorch, including custom training loops, loss functions, and data loaders.
- Experience shipping models to production and owning endpoint and model health.
- A master’s or PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field is preferred; equivalent industry experience is valued equally.
- Experience in aerospace, defense, or manufacturing and familiarity with manufacturing data are valued.
- Published research, strong benchmark results, open-source framework contributions, and startup experience are advantageous.
- U.S. citizenship, lawful permanent residency, protected-individual status, or eligibility for required U.S. export authorizations is required under ITAR regulations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided based on business need
- Flexible vacation policy
- Equity
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About Hadrian Automation
Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts. We recently raised $260 million dollar Series C to accelerate this mission. We are excited to be launching a new Factory in Mesa, Arizona, a 270,000 square foot facility that will create 350 new jobs immediately. We are opening a new headquarters to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to serve naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian works with startups, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and major defense contractors across space, shipbuilding, and aviation to scale production, reduce costs, and accelerate delivery on mission-critical programs. We are backed by leading investors including Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our fast-growing team is united by a shared mission to reindustrialize American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond! Check out open career opportunities using the link below: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hadrian-automation