Machine Learning Engineer , Computer Vision

Position Overview

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. Backed by leading investors such as Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, we recently raised a $260 million Series C to accelerate our mission. With our new 270,000‑square‑foot factory in Mesa, Arizona creating 350 new jobs immediately and plans to support thousands of future hires, we are reinventing American manufacturing.

In this role, you will work on Copilot – our suite of CAD/CAM automation software – and be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing solutions that automate Design for Manufacturing (DFM), CAM programming, and CMM programming. Though the focus is on our computer vision and machine learning stack, you will engage with the entire tech stack to deliver impactful software for industry-leading operators.

Key Responsibilities

• Research, develop, and deploy cutting-edge deep learning models, including OCR, vision-language, and detection models
• Contribute to the ongoing development and refinement of current models in close collaboration with the engineering team and end users
• Work on every facet of the ML lifecycle – from production data pipelines to training, inference, labeling, and evaluation systems
• Combine open-source solutions with novel research to create world‑class vision systems for manufacturing applications

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent experience in deep learning)
• 2+ years of experience in Computer Vision and/or Machine Learning, including relevant project or research experience
• Proficiency in Python, OpenCV, SQL, and at least one deep learning framework (e.g., PyTorch or TensorFlow)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with detection and segmentation models, including exploratory analysis, model selection, and hyperparameter tuning
• Prior work in aerospace, defense, or manufacturing with experience handling 3D/CAD/CAM data
• Strong software engineering skills and web development experience using Javascript/TypeScript or Python; familiarity with FastAPI or Express frameworks
• Experience with distributed training on cloud infrastructure
• Background in visual document understanding and layout analysis
• Published research or notable achievements in ML applications
• Experience with multi‑modal deep learning models
• A passion for manufacturing and a belief that the industry needs better software
• Prior experience working in a startup environment

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $120,000 - $225,000. This range represents our best estimation based on factors such as education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and overall business needs. Actual compensation may vary.

Benefits & Perks

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
• 401k
• Relocation stipend if you’re moving from outside of LA
• Flexible vacation policy

ITAR Requirements

To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), you must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful permanent resident, a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.