About the Role

As Vice President of Test Engineering, you will be responsible for building and scaling test organizations, infrastructure, and processes that support rapid iteration while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, and reliability. Your responsibilities include defining the vision and strategy for test engineering, leading multidisciplinary teams, improving standardized test methodologies, overseeing test systems and facilities, and collaborating with various leadership teams to align test strategy with business needs.

About You

Required:

Extensive experience in test engineering, integration and test, manufacturing test, or related technical leadership roles.
Demonstrated success leading and scaling test organizations in complex, hardware-focused environments.
Experience with development, qualification, environmental, acceptance, and production testing of complex systems.
Proven ability to build scalable, data-driven test processes and infrastructure.
Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred:

Experience supporting high-growth or rapidly scaling organizations.
Background partnering closely with manufacturing and operations teams.
Demonstrated ability to use test data to drive design, quality, and process improvements.
Experience mentoring senior technical leaders and developing organizational capability.

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. We recently raised $260 million dollar Series C to accelerate this mission. We are excited to be launching a new Factory in Mesa, Arizona, a 270,000 square foot facility that will create 350 new jobs immediately. We are opening a new headquarters to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to serve naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts. Hadrian works with startups, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, and major defense contractors across space, shipbuilding, and aviation to scale production, reduce costs, and accelerate delivery on mission-critical programs. We are backed by leading investors including Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz. Our fast-growing team is united by a shared mission to reindustrialize American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond! Check out open career opportunities using the link below: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hadrian-automation

Vice President, Test Engineering

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