Hadrian
aerospace and defense
PrincipalInfrastructureEngineer
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“Principal Infrastructure Engineer at Hadrian. Skills: infrastructure platform, cloud, edge, factory-floor systems, multi-cluster Kubernetes architecture, Terraform, Kubernetes, AWS, CI/CD, GitOps, networking, monitoring, observability, edge computing, IoT. Define the technical direction for the infrastructure platform powering automated manufacturing across multiple factory sites. Shape the architecture spanning cloud, edge, and factory-floor systems”
What You'll Achieve.
help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper; accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona; expanding Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production; introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts; reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond; built platforms that engineers love to use; grown the people around them; Not just shipped impressive infrastructure, but made everyone else's infrastructure better too; automation that eliminates recurring toil
Industry & Context.
simplified complex systems at org scale; History of reducing complexity, not just adding capability; Identify systemic operational gaps and drive automation that eliminates recurring toil; Demonstrated ability to simplify systems and retire tools that no longer serve the org
Participate in on-call rotation and incident response, 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
10-15+ years in infrastructure or platform engineering, Expert-level infrastructure design across cloud, containers, and networking, Can go from architecture whiteboard to production implementation, and has done it repeatedly, Deep Terraform/IaC skills with module development and testing experience, Production Kubernetes experience including troubleshooting, scaling, and multi-cluster patterns, security instincts: threat modeling, least privilege, compliance fundamentals, Track record of building reusable patterns that other engineers adopt, History of reducing complexity, not just adding capability, documentation and communication skills, Comfortable mentoring teammates and sharing knowledge
Nice to Have
Experience defining infrastructure strategy and technical direction for an engineering org, Track record of driving platform adoption across multiple teams without direct authority, Background operating at scale: multi-site deployments, 20+ consuming teams, or similarly demanding environments, History of mentoring senior engineers into technical leaders, Deep experience with architecture trade-offs in hybrid cloud/edge environments, Demonstrated ability to simplify systems and retire tools that no longer serve the org
What You'll Do.
Define the technical direction for the infrastructure platform powering automated manufacturing across multiple factory sites
Shape the architecture spanning cloud
and factory-floor systems
and engineering culture that the entire organization builds on
Drive a multi-cluster Kubernetes architecture decision
Pair on a Terraform module that makes it real
Design and implement cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform/OpenTofu
Build and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS in cloud
Build CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD
Develop reusable infrastructure patterns: Terraform modules
Architect networking between sites
Implement monitoring and observability with Prometheus/Grafana and Datadog
Support edge computing and IoT device deployments on factory floors
Drive build-vs-buy decisions and technology evaluations
Establish engineering standards and best practices
Represent infrastructure in cross-functional architecture reviews
Make architecture decisions under ambiguity and document them as ADRs
Identify systemic operational gaps and drive automation that eliminates recurring toil
Participate in on-call rotation and incident response
Write clear documentation and runbooks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Represent infrastructure in cross-functional architecture reviews; Mentoring teammates and sharing knowledge; Driving platform adoption across multiple teams without direct authority
Communication Scope
documentation and communication skills; Write clear documentation and runbooks
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: In this role you'll define the technical direction for the infrastructure platform powering automated manufacturing across multiple factory sites. You'll shape the architecture spanning cloud, edge, and factory-floor systems, setting the standards, patterns, and engineering culture that the entire organization builds on. You'll move fluidly between strategy and implementation: one day driving a multi-cluster Kubernetes architecture decision, the next pairing on a Terraform module that makes it real. This role demands someone who has simplified complex systems at org scale, built platforms that engineers love to use, and grown the people around them. Not just shipped impressive infrastructure, but made everyone else's infrastructure better too. What You’ll Do - Design and implement cloud infrastructure on AWS using Terraform/OpenTofu - Build and manage Kubernetes clusters (EKS in cloud, K0s/K3s at the edge) - Build CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows with GitHub Actions and ArgoCD - Develop reusable infrastructure patterns: Terraform modules
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