Robotics Engineer, Additive Automation
Hadrian Automation3 days ago
Base Salary
$280k - $400k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the technical team in designing, building, and deploying software that coordinates machines, robots, inspection equipment, fixtures, and peripherals.
- Build and evolve cell orchestration capabilities including workflow and state management, scheduling, error recovery, and safe device handoffs.
- Develop machine interface software using OPC UA, Profinet, and vendor-specific APIs.
- Create human-machine interfaces for technicians to control, monitor, and troubleshoot industrial automation.
- Build data logging pipelines for connected devices that support operational planning and factory scheduling.
- Integrate automated cells into Hadrian’s broader factory systems and bring new cells online across manufacturing process phases.
- Commission, debug, and tune automation directly on the factory floor with technicians and process experts.
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience, including technical leadership of a team delivering complex systems on schedule.
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript or Python.
- Experience designing and operating distributed or event-driven systems with real-time or near-real-time requirements.
- Willingness and ability to work directly with factory-floor hardware, including commissioning, debugging, and tuning cells.
- Ability to make sound decisions with incomplete information and deliver on aggressive timelines.
- Experience developing software that interfaces with physical systems in manufacturing, industrial automation, or 3D printing is preferred.
- Experience building operator-facing interfaces for industrial environments is preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience, is preferred.
- Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility requirements or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
- 401(k).
- Relocation support may be provided in certain situations based on business need.
- Flexible vacation policy.
- Equity.
Tech Stack
Categories
Robotics
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.