Mechatronics Engineer

Hadrian Automation • Los Angeles, CA

4d • $130,000 - $220,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.
Valued at $1.6B, we’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.
Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.
The Role
We are seeking a Senior Mechatronics Engineer to design, build, and deploy high-performance electromechanical systems that directly support production. You will own mechanism design, electrical integration, automation build-out, and factory commissioning of robotic systems and automation cells. The expectation is deep technical competence, strong engineering judgement, and ability to independently drive complex systems from concept through production validation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or computer science
• Strong design intuition grounded in first-principles engineering judgment
• Deep mechanical fundamentals including statics, dynamics, materials, tolerance analysis
• Solid electrical fundamentals including power, signal integrity, industrial safety
• Proven experience in electromechanical integration of complex industrial systems
• Advanced skills in mechanism design and kinematics for high-uptime automation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Ownership of DFM and DFA for precision electromechanical systems across suppliers and production processes
• Ownership of system-level integration and validation in industrial environments
• Working knowledge of GD&T and manufacturing-grade standards
• Familiarity integrating industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, etc.) into automation cells
• Familiarity with PLC-based controls (Siemens, Rockwell, Honeywell, etc.)
• Comfort with basic scripting to support automation, diagnostics, or system integration (Python, structured text, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Develop end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) for pick-and-place applications
• Develop payloads for autonomous mobile robots
• Develop industrial electrical systems and control panels
• Own the design and release of electromechanical systems
• Select and integrate motion components such as actuators, pneumatics, bearings, etc.
• Perform system validation, troubleshooting, and structured root cause analysis
• Lead hands-on installation, commissioning, and validation of systems on the factory floor, including travel to support multi-site deployments

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level