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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Machine Learning Engineer - **Company:** Hadrian Automation - **Location:** Torrance, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $250,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, CAD Data Exchange, Information Extraction, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Language Modeling, Computational Geometry, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Deployment, Technical Data Management Systems, Pytorch, Large Language Models, AI Platforms, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Document Classification - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/machine-learning-engineer-llms-hadrian-automation-8779408 ## About the Role * 5-8 years of professional AI/ML experience, with at least 2 years working directly with large language models (fine-tuning, RLHF/DPO, or pre-training), with special consideration for work with layout-aware models * Strong Python and PyTorch fluency: You've written custom training loops, loss functions, and data loaders from scratch when needed * Production deployment ownership: You've shipped models to production and have been responsible for endpoint and model health * MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent industry experience valued equally, * You have a passion for manufacturing and believe that the industry needs better software * Previously worked in aerospace, defense, or manufacturing, and have experience working with manufacturing data * Published research, achieved SOA results on relevant benchmarks, or contribute to open-source frameworks * Prior experience working in a high-ownership startup environment ## Description Copilot is our system for automating Design for Manufacturing (DFM) analysis and generating manufacturing processes. We work directly with some of the best operators in the world to identify high-impact opportunities to automate and augment with software. Our team owns problems end-to-end: we design the software, define the manufacturing processes, and ensure they can be executed reliably in our factories. The work spans computational geometry, CAD/CAM integrations, high-performance systems, and full-stack web tooling. We execute whatever is required to deliver a working solution and best serve our users. The DFM team within copilot is building the manufacturing data intelligence layer that serves as the tip of the spear for our automation stack. This platform ingests, interprets, and reasons over the full spectrum of manufacturing data (mechanical drawings, quality documentation, CAD data) and transforms it into structured, actionable information for the factory. As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will own the ML lifecycle for the language models that understand and reason about the content in manufacturing data packages., * Work alongside the core engineering team to build and maintain annotation tooling, implement active learning loops, and engineer synthetic data augmentation strategies * Develop evaluation frameworks that extend beyond accuracy and CER, precisely quantifying system behavior and user impact * Collaborate with the other members of the machine learning team to set the technical and product roadmaps for the AI platform * Burn down the long tail, as every percentage point of accuracy maps to man-years of time savings at our scale ## Related Videos - [Introduction to Azure Machine Learning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/368-introduction-to-azure-machine-learning) - [Navigating the AI Revolution in Software Development](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1266-navigating-the-ai-revolution-in-software-development) - [This App Reached 10,000 Users in One Week. 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