Materials & Process Engineer, Metallurgy

About this role

Hadrian seeks a Materials & Process Engineer specializing in metallurgy to develop and validate metallurgical processes for autonomous aerospace and defense manufacturing. You'll ensure material integrity and process performance across production environments while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.

What you'll do

• Develop, validate, and maintain metallurgical processes including heat treatment, material selection, and surface finishing
• Perform metallurgical evaluations such as microstructural analysis, hardness testing, and material characterization
• Investigate material and process nonconformances and conduct root cause analysis
• Collaborate with manufacturing and quality teams to translate requirements into stable production processes
• Support supplier material qualification, certification review, and process capability monitoring

What they're looking for

• Metallurgical engineering and materials science
• Heat treatment processes for steels, aluminum, titanium, and nickel-based alloys
• Material testing and failure investigation
• Metallography, microscopy, and hardness testing
• Engineering drawing and specification interpretation
• Aerospace material standards and NADCAP quality systems
• Supplier qualification and process development
• Root cause analysis and corrective/preventive actions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401k retirement plan
• Equity compensation
• Flexible vacation policy
• Relocation support available
• Salary range $130,000-$200,000