Automation & Robotics System Engineer

Who you are

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• 4+ years designing, deploying, and sustaining automation solutions in production manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience with industrial robotics, material handling systems, and machine tending automation, including PLC-level familiarity with the cells you deploy
• Demonstrated competency in machine safety: risk assessment and functional safety design per ISO 12100 and ISO 13849 or equivalent, and hands-on safety interlock implementation and validation
• Experience commissioning automation equipment and executing structured acceptance testing against defined performance criteria
• Familiarity with machine integration and control interfaces in a factory automation context
• Ability to work on site full time in Torrance, California, and to travel to Hadrian deployment sites, integrators, and OEM facilities — up to 25% [CONFIRM]
• Must be a U.S. person for ITAR purposes — a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or otherwise eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
• Experience deploying automation in metal additive manufacturing or powder metallurgy environments
• Experience with combustible dust and inert atmosphere handling, including NFPA 484 practice
• Background in aerospace or defense production with safety-critical automation requirements
• Familiarity with collaborative robotics and human-robot interaction safety standards (ISO 10218, ISO/TS 15066)
• Experience standing up the same automation solution at more than one site or factory

What the job involves

• Cell Automation Design and Commissioning: Design, deploy, and commission automation for AM cell workflows — powder handling and transport, build plate and build unit exchange, depowdering, part removal, and downstream logistics into post-processing
• Cell Safety Architecture: Own the safety architecture for AM cell automation — risk assessment, guarding, presence sensing, emergency stop and interlock logic — and validate it against aerospace and defense production requirements. Coordinate with the Machine Controls & Data Integration Engineer so cell safety state is visible to the machine and platform layer
• Powder and Combustible Dust Safety: Engineer automation around powder safely — combustible dust controls per NFPA 484, inert gas handling, and grounding and bonding practice — in coordination with site EHS and the Materials and Process team
• Automation Interface Requirements: Define automation interface requirements — mechanical, electrical, and data — and work with the Machine Controls & Data Integration Engineer so cell automation is represented in OPUS
• Automation Team Partnership: Partner with the Hadrian Automation team on interfaces, handoffs, and the joint AM cell automation roadmap, integrating proven vendor equipment in preference to custom builds wherever it fits
• Acceptance Testing: Execute Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and Site Acceptance Test (SAT) for automation equipment, and define performance acceptance criteria tied to cycle time, throughput, and reliability rather than function alone
• Reliability and Maintenance: Own reliability and maintenance programs for automation systems — preventive maintenance schedules, spares strategy, and root cause analysis driven to verified closure
• Throughput and Bottleneck Elimination: Identify and eliminate automation bottlenecks to improve build throughput, changeover time, and machine utilization, using cycle time and utilization data from the manufacturing data infrastructure
• Design for Redeployment: Document and standardize cell automation so solutions transfer to additional Hadrian factories without being re-engineered from scratch

Benefits

• 100% coverage of platinum medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
• Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
• Flexible vacation policy