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.
About the role
This role owns Hadrian's relationship with Congress: the committees, members, and staff whose decisions shape defense policy, program funding, and the operating environment Hadrian builds in. It sits inside the Government Relations pillar alongside the Executive Branch and State & Local functions and works closely — but not interchangeably — with the Chief of Staff's office and the Strategic Engagement Partnerships pillar to keep congressional engagement, budget strategy, and outside validation moving in the same... Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- A career spanning both congressional staff experience — such as a senior national security advisor for a member of Congress or defense committee staffer — and corporate government affairs leadership
- A track record of translating policy priorities into legislative language and outcomes, including experience getting specific provisions included in an enacted defense authorization bills and appropriations bills
- Demonstrated ability to build and sustain relationships with congressional offices across the political spectrum, grounded in trust rather than partisan alignment
- Experience designing structured outreach efforts — stakeholder engagement plans, political giving strategies, or similar — to match a changing Congress
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience with speechwriting, public statements, or testimony preparation
- Comfortable managing and developing a small but growing team
More about this role
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.
This role owns Hadrian's relationship with Congress: the committees, members, and staff...
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