Architectural Engineer, Structural Systems

HADRIAN - MANUFACTURING THE FUTURE

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.

Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.

If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

THE ROLE:

In this role, you’ll translate the structural needs of our production equipment into real, permitted, built facilities. A large part of your work will be designing the foundations – concrete slab, equipment foundations, piles, and steel support structures – that carry our heavy and precision machinery. You’ll work directly with equipment OEMs to intake loads, anchoring, vibration, and tolerance requirements and turn them into engineered foundation drawings. You’ll be Hadrian’s primary point of contact with our external Architect and General Contractor partners and shape the early structural and foundation requirements driven by equipment selection and operational flow, inform site selection, and lead structural schematic design through to construction.

This is a role for someone who makes forward progress through ambiguity, takes smart calculated risks, and treats schedule and budget as real design constraints. Ultimately, you’ll partner closely with engineering to intake requirements and turn them into a built reality on schedule and on budget.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Structural & Foundation Requirements Partnership: Intake structural requirements from engineering, geotechnical surveys, and OEM equipment vendors. Lead the development of the equipment foundations structural scope from initial concept evaluations through completion of construction drawings for permitting and on-site execution.

Equipment Foundation Design & OEM Coordination: Design equipment foundations, concrete slabs, and steel support pedestals for heavy and precision manufacturing equipment. Work directly with equipment OEMs to capture load, anchoring, vibration, and tolerance requirements. Engineer anchor bolt and embed details that connect equipment and steel framing to concrete.

Schedule & Problem Solving: Strategically identify critical path items relating to structural design, procurement, and construction phases including long-lead concrete, rebar, and structural steel. Manage the critical path and any blockers. Apply first-principles thinking to recover lost time and protect delivery milestones.

Design Collaboration: Collaborate closely with manufacturing, construction, facilities, geotechnical, and cross-disciplinary teams to address end-user requirements, resolve integration challenges, and coordinate structural systems against architectural, mechanical, and electrical designs so everything stays compatible with the design intent.

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

- Bachelor’s degree in Architectural Engineering, Civil or Structural Engineering, or a related field.

- Professional licensure (PE preferred), or clear progress toward it; SE license a plus.

- 5+ years of experience in structural or building-systems design.

- Experience designing for new manufacturing or production facilities, ideally in environments with engineering and production complexity comparable to Hadrian’s.

- Experience designing concrete foundations and equipment foundations – slab-on-grade, pads, pedestals, and anchorage for heavy or precision equipment.

- Working knowledge of structural codes and standards (e.g., IBC, ASCE 7, ACI 318, AISC 360) and foundation design for industrial facilities.

- Proficiency with Procore or an equivalent construction management platform.

- Willingness to travel up to 25%.

WHAT WILL SET YOU APART

- Experience in highly regulated or high-consequence industries (nuclear, energy, aerospace, defense, advanced manufacturing).

- Direct experience coordinating with equipment OEMs to design and qualify equipment installations against load, anchoring, and tolerance requirements.

- Familiarity with foundations for dynamic equipment (e.g., ACI 351.3R) and vibration-isolation design for rotating/reciprocating or vibration-sensitive machinery.

- Experience designing for crane and overhead material-handling loads (e.g., AISC Design Guide 7, CMAA).

- Proficiency with structural analysis and modeling software (e.g., SAP2000, ETABS, STAAD, RISA) and Revit/AutoCAD.

- Excellent interpersonal skills for interfacing with diverse engineering disciplines, stakeholders, and external partners to foster collaborative problem-solving.

- Practical knowledge of field installation methods, means, and materials, including troubleshooting real-world constructability issues and adapting designs for on-site efficiency.

- Exposure to design-for-construction or design-for-operations efforts.

- Experience working on expedited timelines or in fast-paced industries.

COMPENSATION

For this role, the target salary range is $106,000 - $181,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

BENEFITS FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES

- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees

401k

- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.

- Flexible vacation policy

- Equity

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

USE OF AI IN HIRING

Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy https://www.hadrian.co/privacy-policy.

CONSIDERATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY

Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

HADRIAN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.