Hadrian
Manufacturing
Manager,TechnicalPrograms-Growth
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“Manager, Technical Programs - Growth at Hadrian. Skills: program management, manufacturing operations, team leadership. Lead and grow a team of Technical Program Managers and Manufacturing Engineers. Serve as an escalation point and decision-maker”
What You'll Achieve.
revenue growth; delivery performance; customer-facing quality; cleanliness and speed of what enters production; on-time delivery performance; customer-facing quality metrics; account satisfaction and relationship strength; escape rate into production; speed and accuracy of PO and revision processing; drive growth across customer base
Industry & Context.
making technical and operational decisions with incomplete information; root-cause analysis
U. S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U. S. , protected individual as defined by 8 U. S. C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State, ITAR Requirements
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of direct leadership experience in technical program management, operations, manufacturing, engineering, or related technical industry, Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience), Proven ability to build structure, develop people, and maintain output quality across a cross-functional group, Detail-oriented with high standards for data accuracy and system cleanliness, Excellent communication skills with a natural inclination toward high-touch, high-frequency engagement, Demonstrated evidence of influencing without authority, Comfortable operating with higher risk tolerance, Demonstrated evidence making technical and operational decisions with incomplete information
Nice to Have
5+ years of direct leadership experience in technical program management, operations, manufacturing, engineering, or related technical industry, Demonstrated success landing and scaling new customer programs with measurable growth outcomes (ideally in a fast-paced or expansion-oriented environment), people management and coaching skills, Comfortable setting direction for a diverse team operating across multiple high-stakes programs/projects simultaneously, Experience building and scaling teams in high-growth manufacturing, industrial technology, or advanced manufacturing environments, Ability to develop early-career team members, Demonstrated ability to maintain commercial discipline with fast-moving customers whose operational pace frequently outruns their system signals, Experience owning or standing up factory-facing delivery processes in fast-moving environments, Ability to translate complex, rapidly evolving customer requirements into consistent internal workflows, Experience implementing digital manufacturing workflows, automation initiatives, or scalable onboarding processes
What You'll Do.
Lead and grow a team of Technical Program Managers and Manufacturing Engineers
Serve as an escalation point and decision-maker
Drive tight alignment between manufacturing
Own program status visibility end-to-end
Run open order reviews
maintain accurate delivery data
proactive status communications to customers
Own commercial hygiene across your customer base
Drive customers to update purchase orders
Own the accuracy of order entry
and revision processing
Own core quality and delivery workflows for your accounts
Partner with peer TPM leadership to define and maintain factory-facing process standards
Build and iterate on lightweight
high-velocity processes and tooling
Identify capability gaps and partner with product and engineering teams
Lead high-touch operational and business reviews
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with product and engineering; Drive tight alignment between manufacturing, operations, engineering, and commercial teams; Partner with peer TPM leadership to define and maintain factory-facing process standards; Partner with product and engineering teams to prioritize investments
Communication Scope
Excellent communication skills; high-touch, high-frequency engagement; influencing without authority; communicating with clarity and pace
Process & Methodology
Technical Program Management, program status visibility, delivery performance, customer program 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. The Role This role leads a fast-moving team of Technical Program Managers and Manufacturing Engineers responsible for capturing and scaling high-upside customer programs at pace. You operate at the intersection of commercial momentum and technical execution; managing people, programs, and ambiguity simultaneously, while partnering closely with product and engineering to turn early customer relationships into durable, profitable programs. Success in this role is measured by revenue growth, delivery performance, customer-facing quality, and the cleanliness and speed of what enters production across a dynamic, fast-changing account base. What You’ll Do - Lead and grow a team of Technical Program Managers and Manufacturing Engineers by setting clear priorities, developing individuals, and maintaining high performance across an expanding portfolio. - Serve as an escalation point and decision-maker for your customers; operating with urgency and flexibility across varying levels of customer maturity and engagement. - Drive tight alignment between manufacturi
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