Weld Engineering Manager, Development
Los Angeles, CA$150k - $200kFull-timePosted 5d ago
About the role
Lead the weld development team at Hadrian’s Los Angeles development facility, overseeing welding process development, qualification, and transition to production for mission-critical aerospace, defense, and maritime hardware. On-site leadership role focused on building and growing the welding engineering organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of welding engineers, including hiring, performance management, and career development
- Oversee the development and qualification of weld processes and their transition into production
- Own welding equipment and process selection, from defining requirements and evaluating vendors through installation and acceptance
- Partner with production, tooling, automation, quality, and program teams to align welding priorities with production goals
- Set welding standards and documentation practices, and serve as the welding point of contact for internal teams and customers
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Welding Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field (equivalent experience considered)
- 6+ years in welding engineering or weld process development, including 1+ years leading engineers or serving as a senior technical lead
- Strong experience developing and qualifying welds for Navy or aerospace hardware
- Prior production manufacturing experience and a clear understanding of what production needs from engineering
- Working knowledge of NAVSEA, AWS D17.1, ASME Section IX, or MIL-STD welding requirements
Skills
Required:Welding engineering leadershipWelding process developmentProduction manufacturing collaboration
Benefits
- 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
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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