Pipe & Tubing Engineering Specialist

Department: Capabilties

Location: Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Employment Type: FullTime

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

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’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

Join Us in Advancing Tube & Piping Systems

We are building advanced pipe and tube manufacturing capabilities by integrating forming, cutting, joining, and inspection into a tightly controlled production system. From raw tube processing through bending, end forming, welding, and validation, we treat tube fabrication as a precision-driven discipline where geometry, cleanliness, and joint integrity are critical.

We are solving complex challenges in bend accuracy, weld quality, flow integrity, and scalable production. This requires engineers with deep expertise in tube processing and system-level integration.

This is a general opportunity to engage pipe and tube engineers with specialized experience across key process areas.

Core Specialty Areas

• Tube Forming & Bending: CNC tube bending, bend sequencing, springback compensation

• End Forming & Fittings: 37-degree flaring, end prep, fitting integration

• Cutting & Preparation: Laser cutting, coping, beveling

• Joining & Welding: Orbital welding, weld parameter control for tube systems

• Cleaning & Contamination Control: Gross cleaning, cleanliness standards for fluid systems

• Inspection & Metrology: CMM, 3D scanning, dimensional validation of complex tube geometries

• Material Handling & Production Systems: VLM (vertical lift modules), tube storage, workflow optimization

What You’ll Do

• Develop, qualify, and optimize tube fabrication processes for accuracy, repeatability, and throughput

• Control key variables (bend radius, ovalization, wall thinning, weld integrity) to ensure system performance

• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and design teams to ensure reliable tube assemblies

• Lead root cause analysis for defects such as distortion, leakage, and dimensional nonconformance

• Create and maintain process documentation, routing, and standard work

What We’re Looking For

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience

• Demonstrated expertise in tube/pipe fabrication processes (bending, welding, or end forming)

• Strong understanding of material behavior during bending and forming

• Ability to interpret technical drawings, routing diagrams, and GD&T

• Experience in production environments with tight tolerances and quality requirements

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience across full tube lifecycle (cutting → bending → welding → inspection → cleaning)

• Familiarity with high-purity or high-pressure fluid systems

• Experience with automated tube processing and production line integration

• Background in aerospace, energy, or other high-reliability systems

Benefits for Full-time Employees

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees

• 401k

• Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.

• Flexible vacation policy

ITAR Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., 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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.