Hadrian

aerospace and defense

ManufacturingEngineer,FactoryConstruction

$120–185k Los Angeles, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Manufacturing Engineer, Factory Construction at Hadrian. Skills: Construction management, Factory construction execution, Project management, Schedule adherence, Budget adherence, Contractor and subcontractor oversight, Requirements translation, Problem-solving, Procore proficiency, Bluebeam proficiency. Serve as the day-to-day owner's representative on active construction sites. Hold GCs and subcontractors accountable to schedule, quality, and sequencing”

What You'll Achieve.

Manufacturing the Future; Up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper manufacturing; Ensuring what gets built matches what production actually needs; On schedule and in budget construction; Hold GCs and subcontractors accountable to schedule, quality, and sequencing; Protect delivery milestones; Avoid downstream delays

Industry & Context.

aerospace and defense
Problems you'll solve

Systematic; Schedule-obsessed; Focused on outcomes; Finding ways to make forward progress through uncertainty; Take calculated risks; Problem solving; First-principles thinking; Recover lost time; Protect delivery milestones; Drive engineering requirements; Provide clear signal when blocking progress or pushing schedule; Push back on requirements that are driving unnecessary cost, complexity, or time; Identify and resolve issues before they escalate; Translate field conditions into constructability and sequencing feedback; Sequence inspections, testing, and commissioning to avoid downstream delays

Eligibility Requirements

Willingness to travel up to 50%, 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

2–4 years in construction management, capital project execution, manufacturing facilities development or equivalent project management experience, Direct field ownership of projects with GC or subcontractor oversight, Proficiency in Procore and Bluebeam, Willingness to travel up to 50%

Nice to Have

Experience in regulated or high-consequence industries (nuclear, energy, aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing), Background bridging construction execution and manufacturing operations, Familiarity with Lean construction or pull planning methodologies, Exposure to design-for-construction or design-for-operations efforts

What You'll Do.

Serve as the day-to-day owner's representative on active construction sites

Hold GCs and subcontractors accountable to schedule

Identify and resolve issues before they escalate

Own near-term lookahead planning and critical path awareness

Apply first-principles thinking to recover lost time and protect delivery milestones

Intake facility requirements by engineering

often driven by machine selection and operational flow

Drive engineering requirements or provide clear signal when they are blocking progress or pushing schedule

Push back on requirements that are driving unnecessary cost

or time to the construction project

Participate in design reviews for current and future phases

Translate field conditions into constructability and sequencing feedback before they become costly problems

and commissioning to avoid downstream delays

Support documentation and turnover packages for regulated manufacturing environments

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering closely with engineering to intake requirements; Translating engineering requirements to a built reality; Working with GCs and subcontractors; Participating in design reviews

Process & Methodology

Construction management, Capital project execution, Project management experience, Field ownership of projects, GC or subcontractor oversight, Schedule management, Critical path awareness, Delivery milestone protection, Change management, RFI management, Submittal management, Pay application management, Change order management, Sequencing inspections, testing, and commissioning

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