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Overview

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America by combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing. The Machine Build Technician will be part of the Factory Automation team, responsible for building and supporting equipment that enables high-rate, reliable production.

Responsibilities

  • Assemble mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and electromechanical automation systems.
  • Build and wire electrical control panels according to schematics and engineering documentation.
  • Install sensors, motors, actuators, safety devices, cable routing, and pneumatic components.
  • Support equipment installation, alignment, leveling, commissioning, and production launch.
  • Provide clear feedback to engineering teams about design for manufacturability.
  • Maintain organized work areas, tools, spare parts, and development equipment.
  • Follow electrical, machine-safety, lockout/tagout, and facility safety requirements.

Requirements

  • Ten or more years of experience assembling, maintaining, or troubleshooting manufacturing equipment, industrial automation, or similar systems.
  • Ability to read mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and equipment layouts.
  • Working knowledge of AC/DC electrical systems, industrial controls, sensors, motors, and pneumatics.
  • Experience using drill presses, cutting tools, hand tools, welding, power tools, electrical test equipment, and precision measurement tools.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and attention to craftsmanship.
  • Ability to troubleshoot methodically and communicate findings clearly.
  • Ability to lift equipment and work safely around industrial machinery.
  • Willingness to learn new systems and work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

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 $51/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $37–$69/hr across 56 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 100 other active welding openings in Los Angeles, CA right now, from 50 different employers. 32 of them were added in the last week. Across California as a whole we're tracking 505 other active welding openings from 240 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 11 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 (37), Relativity Space (18), and Welding Shop in Los Angeles, CA (13). 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 El Segundo at $53/hr, Los Angeles at $51/hr, and Pasadena at $50/hr. Los Angeles is among them.

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