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Overview

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. The R&D Technician role focuses on supporting development activities and establishing processes for new capabilities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Support development activities tied to new capability introduction at FX.
  • Operate, troubleshoot, and help bring online new equipment on the factory floor.
  • Partner with process and manufacturing engineers to iterate on new processes and NPI builds.
  • Document setup, process parameters, and key learnings for production handoff.
  • Cross-train across capability areas as the FX R&D Technician team consolidates and grows.

Requirements

  • Hands-on experience in one or more of laser cutting, resistance/spot welding, hand soldering, or water jet operation.
  • Comfort operating in an ambiguous, fast-moving R&D or NPI environment.
  • Strong troubleshooting instincts and a bias toward figuring things out on the shop floor.
  • Ability to clearly document setup steps and process parameters.
  • Willingness to cross-train into new processes and tools.

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 $40/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $30–$57/hr across 74 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 101 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 61 different employers. 51 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 627 other active welding openings from 306 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 4 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 (31), Aerotek (16), and Volt (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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