# Director, Mechanical Engineering at Hadrian

- Company: Hadrian
- What the company does: Hadrian is rebuilding America’s industrial strength, rapidly scaling our country’s manufacturing output through advanced software, automation, and human skill. Backed by a16z, Founders Fund and Lux.
- Company website: https://www.hadrian.co
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $355K to $400K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply by: 2026-12-11
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hadrian-automation/646f927f-5580-4746-8a92-ceb823b156be?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hadrian-director-mechanical-engineering/

## About the role

You will take hard factory automation problems from ambiguity through production, and build the mechanical engineering team that does it with you. Few hardware teams are putting AI into the manufacturing or hardware design loop. We are, and we need leaders who are expert enough to push boundaries, yet humble enough to reinvent their own workflow. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years designing automation equipment, test equipment or production machinery, including several years leading mechanical engineers
- A proven record of delivering automation equipment from concept through commissioning on production lines that run around the clock
- Deep, current mechanical design skills: mechanisms, fixtures, end-of-arm tooling, tolerance stacks, actuator sizing and machine safety
- A record of growing engineers and earning the trust of the technicians and operators who build and run your designs
- You use AI and other new tools in your own engineering workflow and push your team to try new ways of working

Tags: Engineering, Product, Design

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hadrian-director-mechanical-engineering/