Hadrian
Materials Engineer, Additive Manufacturing
About this role
Hadrian seeks a Materials Engineer to lead materials development and qualification across laser powder bed fusion, direct energy deposition, and polymer additive manufacturing processes. You'll own the full lifecycle of materials engineering—from discovery and parameter development through validation and production implementation—supporting aerospace and defense manufacturing at scale.
What you'll do
- Lead materials development and qualification across LPBF, DED, and polymer additive processes
- Design and execute design-of-experiments, test plans, and statistical analysis to characterize material properties
- Develop materials allowables, author specifications, and create qualification documentation
- Evaluate and implement novel materials and technologies from selection through production deployment
- Collaborate with process, applications, quality, supply chain, and design teams on materials integration
- Perform material testing, metallurgical analysis, and failure investigations
What they're looking for
- Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) process development and qualification
- Aerospace and high-performance alloys (nickel-based, aluminum, copper, stainless steel)
- Post-processing and heat treatment of additive-manufactured materials
- Design of experiments (DOE) and statistical data analysis
- Material testing and metallurgical analysis techniques
- Engineering specifications, drawings, and aerospace standards interpretation
- Root cause investigation using fractography and mechanical testing
- Knowledge of NADCAP, AS9100, AMS7000, and ASTM/AMS additive manufacturing standards
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Hadrian
Hadrian builds aerospace and defense manufacturing systems, offering enterprise software platforms, advanced tooling design, and highly automated production capabilities for the sector. The company is hiring full stack engineers, manufacturing and tooling specialists, infrastructure and identity management experts, and workforce systems architects to support its rapid scaling.
View all jobs at HadrianLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a materials qualification project you led for additive manufacturing—what were the key challenges and how did you overcome them?
- Describe your experience with design-of-experiments for LPBF parameter development. What variables did you typically explore and how did you validate results?