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Overview

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. The company is looking for a Tooling Technician to support new product introduction and tooling processes as it rapidly expands its manufacturing capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate and modify tooling in direct support of new product introduction across manufacturing programs.
  • Partner with engineering to help develop and design new tools from the ground up.
  • Operate welding, water jet, laser tracking, manual machine shop equipment, and general assembly equipment as needed.
  • Maintain and iterate on existing tooling as part designs and requirements evolve.
  • Help scale tooling processes and practices as the team grows 3x over the next 6 months.

Requirements

  • 6+ years of experience in tooling fabrication, spanning both modification of established tools and fabrication of new tools.
  • Hands-on experience with welding, water jet operation, laser tracking, manual machine shop equipment, and general assembly.
  • Ability to operate autonomously with minimal oversight on program-critical timelines.
  • Comfort collaborating directly with engineering on new tool development and design.
  • Strong troubleshooting instincts and a bias toward unblocking the program quickly.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO
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How this job compares in Los Angeles, CA

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Los Angeles, CA currently run a median of $44/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $36–$63/hr across 58 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Los Angeles, CA

We're tracking 90 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 54 different employers. 20 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 547 other active welding openings from 256 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Los Angeles, or widen the search to California.

Hadrian currently has 5 other openings live in California, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in California at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are SpaceX (36), Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (16), and Honeywell Aerospace (14). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within California, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $51/hr, Torrance at $50/hr, and Santa Ana at $48/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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