Hadrian

Manufacturing

DirectorofFederalPrograms,AdditiveManufacturing

$225–325k ~AI est. Los Angeles, California, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Director of Federal Programs, Additive Manufacturing at Hadrian. Skills: Federal programs, Additive manufacturing, Customer engagement. Define federal growth strategy. Identify target customers”

What You'll Achieve.

Win federal programs; Grow federal business

Industry & Context.

Manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Opportunity qualification; Competitive analysis; Solution architecture

Eligibility Requirements

ITAR requirements, U. S. citizen

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

U. S. citizen or permanent resident

What You'll Do.

Define federal growth strategy

Identify target customers

Plan multi-year revenue

Align AM equipment investments

Align capability roadmaps

Align delivery capacity

Partner with Hadrian Federal team

Plan account strategy

Share customer intelligence

Coordinate on pursuits

Align on capture priorities

Represent AM business

Shape early acquisition

Influence requirements

Influence evaluation criteria

Influence competitive positioning

Participate in working groups

Qualify opportunities

Make teaming decisions

Coordinate solution architecture

Execute capture lifecycle

Support pricing strategy

Conduct color team reviews

Recommend B&P investments

Build AM capture rigor

Lead proposal strategy

Develop technical narrative

Write executive summaries

Position past performance

Perform price-to-win analysis

Represent AM technical content

Represent AM pipeline health

Present AM resource needs

Engage with industrial base

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

AM leadership; Hadrian Federal team; AM technical leaders; AM leadership; Engineering; Quality; Materials and Process; Supply Chain; Finance; Legal; VP of AM; Executive team

Communication Scope

Executive briefings; Congressional engagements

Process & Methodology

Capture lifecycle, Proposal development, Pipeline management

Full Job Description

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future 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’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond. This role reports to the VP of Additive Manufacturing, who leads the AM group reporting directly to the CEO. You will serve as a strategic partner to AM leadership in setting federal strategy and building durable relationships across DoD, prime contractors, and the broader federal acquisition community, working hand in hand with the Hadrian Federal team, who own Hadrian's federal customer relationships and program delivery. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Federal AM Strategy and Growth: Define federal growth strategy in partnership with AM leadership and the Hadrian Federal team, including target customer identification, pursuit prioritization, capture sequencing, and multi-year revenue planning aligned with AM equipment investments, capability roadmaps, and delivery capacity. - Hadrian Federal Team Partnership: Operate as the dedicated AM partner inside the Hadrian Federal team's customer motion, jointly planning account strategy, sharing customer intelligence, coordinating on pursuits, and aligning on capture priorities. Represent the AM business across all sta

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