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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Applications Engineer - **Company:** Hadrian Automation - **Location:** Mesa, AZ, United States - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Python (Programming Language), Operational Databases, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Fanuc, Software Version Control, Mastercam - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/applications-engineer-hadrian-automation-9657868 ## About the Role * A track record of solving difficult manufacturing problems and building technical systems that hold up in production * Depth in one or two of these areas, with the judgment to work across the rest: machining, manufacturing engineering, automation, robotics, metrology, simulation, tooling, or software for manufacturing * Working knowledge of machining fundamentals, including tooling, workholding, GD&T, inspection, and process validation * The ability to trace a problem across process, equipment, software, and operational causes * Clear written and verbal communication with machinists, engineers, and factory leadership What Will Set You Apart * Multi-axis CNC machining, mill-turn, or production experience with titanium and Inconel * CAM programming in hyperMILL, NX, Mastercam, or similar platforms * Macro programming on Heidenhain or Fanuc controllers * Automated metrology, in-process inspection, statistical process control, load monitoring, or tool life monitoring * Palletized automation, robotic machine tending, or lights-out production * Software and data skills applied to manufacturing, such as Python, version control, and production data analysis * Simulation and modeling, such as cutting dynamics, tap testing, or FEA * Experience in aerospace, defense, semiconductor, medical, energy, or similarly demanding environments * Machines, tools, software, or businesses you built on your own initiative ## Description Hadrian's Applications Engineering team develops 0-1 machining solutions to supercharge the throughput and capabilities of our Factory. The team focuses on developing novel solutions for CNC programming, workholding, fixturing, tooling, process control, new materials, and machining capabilities., * Autonomous manufacturing workflows that run parts with minimal operator intervention * Automated metrology, in-process inspection, and closed-loop process control * Process standards that run across different machine platforms and controllers * Manufacturing observability and diagnostics: detecting tool wear, process drift, and failures early enough to recover automatically * Lights-out production of complex aerospace components * First-part introduction of high-risk, high-complexity components, new part families, and new materials, including high-temp aerospace alloys * Reducing the engineering effort required to launch a new part, and converting successful one-off processes into reusable production standards * Deploying proven capabilities from our Los Angeles factory to Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona What You'll Do * Develop manufacturing processes for complex aerospace and defense components, including machining strategy, tooling, workholding, probing, and inspection * Take 0-1 New Product Introduction parts from print to production for new customers, new materials, and new part families * Build the automation, process control, and software workflows that let production run without constant engineering attention * Set machine, tooling, and process standards adopted across Hadrian factories * Diagnose high-impact production failures across process, equipment, software, and operational causes, then change the standard so the failure stays fixed * Advise as a subject matter expert on tooling, machine selection, workholding, and process engineering across the factory, and contribute that domain knowledge to the software that automates CAM programming * Work with CAM, CNC Controls, Robotics, Software, Quality, and Operations to integrate manufacturing systems into production * Support factory launches, machine bring-up, and production stabilization Your First 12 Months Focus areas differ across the team. 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