CAD Modeler

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

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.

The Role

US defense systems run on technical data that is often decades old: scanned paper, hand-marked prints, partial models, and drawings that were never turned into 3D models. A part that exists only on an old drawing is hard to source. That slows how fast the armed forces and our prime customers can sustain and rebuild the systems that use it. Hadrian turns that data into manufacturing-ready models and drawings, so customers can keep their systems running and Hadrian can make or procure the parts.

As a CAD Modeler, you build the 3D models and 2D drawings for naval and aerospace parts, starting from whatever the customer sends. You also build the models and drawings for each manufacturing state (M-state) of a part: the in-process configurations the factory builds and inventories on the way to the final part. Our engineers define each M-state, and you model, draw, and configure it. You own your parts from first model through release and every change after it.

What You’ll Do

• Build manufacturing-ready 3D models from naval prints, aerospace drawings, partial models, and other customer documents, matching the customer's definition feature for feature.
• Make the 2D drawings the factory runs on, from your models or the customer's.
• Build the models and drawings for each M-state of a part.
• Work out conflicting or unclear views against the rest of the drawing.
• Keep PLM data correct and structured, and send your parts through the release workflow.
• Carry each customer change through the customer geometry and every related M-state across the part family.
• Build models that tooling, programming, and inspection teams can use as a base.
• Work with manufacturing teams and turn around the model and drawing changes they need.

What We’re Looking For

• 3+ years building production CAD models and drawings for hardware a factory made.
• Expert use of one parametric 3D CAD application, with models the next person can change. NX preferred; CATIA, Creo, or SolidWorks also fit.
• Experience building 3D models from complex 2D drawings with no existing model, including internal features that only show in a section view.
• Reads and drafts GD&T per ASME Y14.5, weld and NDT symbols per AWS A2.4, and drawings to ASME Y14.100.
• Experience releasing parts and controlling changes in a PLM system.
• Asks when a drawing cannot answer a question instead of guessing.
• Sets their own release schedule across many parts and switches priorities quickly.

What Will Set You Apart

• Production work in Siemens NX.
• Experience with naval or shipyard drawings, customer data packages, and old or hand-drawn prints.
• Has modeled and drawn in-process (M-state) configurations that differ from the final customer definition.
• Has run a customer change process and an internal change process at the same time.
• Background in machined parts, welded assemblies, tooling, and CMM or scan inspection.
• Spots when one parametric model can cover a whole family of part numbers, and builds it that way.

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is 98,000 - 167,000 (actual range may vary based on experience).

This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits for Full-time Employees

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees 401k
• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
• Flexible vacation policy
• Equity

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Use of AI in hiring

Hadrian uses AI-assisted tools in our recruiting and hiring processes to help our team work more efficiently. This may include tools that help organize and analyze recruiting data, as well as an AI-powered notetaker that can record and transcribe interviews and help coordinate feedback. These tools support our team and are not used to make hiring decisions. All candidate evaluations and hiring decisions are performed by humans. If an interview will be recorded, you will be notified in advance and may opt out at any time with no impact on your candidacy. Candidate data processed through these tools is subject to the same protections described in our Privacy Policy.

Consideration of Criminal History

Hadrian will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws. We do not ask about criminal history on our application, and we do not consider criminal history before making a conditional offer of employment.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

Hadrian does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, marital status, mental status, physical disability or any other legally protected status. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.