Mechatronics Engineer

About the role

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost. We are seeking a Senior Mechatronics Engineer to design, build, and deploy high-performance electromechanical systems that directly support production. You will own mechanism design, electrical integration, automation build-out, and factory commissioning of robotic systems and automation cells. The expectation is deep technical competence, strong engineering judgement, and ability to independently drive complex systems from concept through production validation.

Responsibilities

• Develop end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) for pick-and-place applications
• Develop payloads for autonomous mobile robots
• Develop industrial electrical systems and control panels
• Own the design and release of electromechanical systems
• Select and integrate motion components such as actuators, pneumatics, bearings, etc.
• Perform system validation, troubleshooting, and structured root cause analysis
• Lead hands-on installation, commissioning, and validation of systems on the factory floor, including travel to support multi-site deployments

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or computer science
• Strong design intuition grounded in first-principles engineering judgment
• Deep mechanical fundamentals including statics, dynamics, materials, tolerance analysis
• Solid electrical fundamentals including power, signal integrity, industrial safety
• Proven experience in electromechanical integration of complex industrial systems
• Advanced skills in mechanism design and kinematics for high-uptime automation
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Skills

• Ownership of DFM and DFA for precision electromechanical systems across suppliers and production processes
• Ownership of system-level integration and validation in industrial environments
• Working knowledge of GD&T and manufacturing-grade standards
• Familiarity integrating industrial robots (FANUC, ABB, KUKA, etc.) into automation cells
• Familiarity with PLC-based controls (Siemens, Rockwell, Honeywell, etc.)
• Comfort with basic scripting to support automation, diagnostics, or system integration (Python, structured text, etc.)

Pay

For this role, the target salary range is $138,500 - $240,000 (actual range may vary based on experience). This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee's pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

Benefits

• 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
• Equity

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.