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Hadrian · 1 hour ago

Director of Presales Engineering - Advanced Manufacturing

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$190K/yr - $260K/yr

10+ years exp

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships. They are seeking a Director of Cost Estimation to lead and scale their design-for-manufacturing, estimation, and quote function, which is critical for their automated manufacturing system focused on precision machining.

AerospaceArtificial Intelligence (AI)Machinery ManufacturingManufacturingSupply Chain Management

Diversity & Inclusion

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Own design-for-manufacturing analysis (DFM) and recommendations for new and existing customers that leads to high factory throughput, low rework, reduced manufacturability risk, and smoother New Product Introduction

Own DFM engineering, profitability, adherence, and time-to-quote goals

Build a cost estimation function that scales ahead of business growth, including customer + part volume, material types, manufacturing capabilities, and factory capacity

Own bid analysis, pricing, and risk estimate recommendations

Generate and drive new capabilities roadmap, including materials, machines, factory capabilities, and capacity

Drive strong feedback loops with factory operations, sales, supply chain, and customer success teams

Qualification

Engineering degreePrecision parts manufacturingCost estimationTeam leadership5-axis CNC machiningAerospace experienceHypergrowth startup experienceStakeholder management

Required

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

10+ years overall experience, including 5 years directly leading teams

3 years of experience in precision parts manufacturing, including one or more of: 5-axis CNC machining, mill-turn, turn-mill

Demonstrated experience rapidly scaling DFM, estimation/quoting teams and systems

Experience managing large cross-functional teams (engineering, commercial, manufacturing operations)

Exceptional communication and stakeholder-management skills (everything from executives to engineers to sales managers and customers)

Experience in aerospace, defense, maritime, and/or aviation environments, including part portfolios and procurement cycles

Experience building teams at a hypergrowth startup

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a 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