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# Systems Qualification Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

- **Company:** Hadrian Automation
- **Location:** Torrance, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $135,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer-Aided Design, Configuration Management, Computerized Maintenance Management Systems, Firmware, Regression Testing, Data Management, Software Version Control
- **Published:** October 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8ed1d86afe25e53f

## About the Role

* Direct experience qualifying metal AM equipment to AMS7032, ISO/ASTM TS 52930, ISO/ASTM 52920, or NIAR/NCAMP and US Navy AM requirements.
 * Experience supporting PQ alongside materials, process, or application engineering teams.
 * Experience measuring as-built additive surfaces and performing scan-to-CAD comparison.
 * Defense depot, government-owned facility, or A&D production environment background; Nadcap AC7110/14 or AS9100 experience.
 * Familiarity with government part qualification pathways - Army/TACOM or DLA source approval, first article testing, TDP development per MIL-STD-31000.
 * Experience standing up qualification from scratch at a new site rather than inheriting a mature system.

## Description

* Qualification Execution and Ownership: Author, execute, and close out IQ and OQ protocols for all AM systems - metal powder bed fusion, polymer platforms, and supporting equipment - with documented traceability from installation through production release. Support Materials & Process and Application Engineering on PQ by supplying the qualified equipment baseline, protocol structure, and machine capability data their performance qualifications rest on. Own the qualification impact assessment for every engineering change.
 * Commissioning, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT), and Site Acceptance Test (SAT): Execute the Hadrian FAT and SAT playbook for incoming AM equipment, adapting it to the conditions of each receiving site - from Torrance to government depot facilities - coordinating OEM field engineers and driving open items to resolution before production release.
 * Software and Firmware Qualification: Qualify the AM software toolchain - build prep and slicing, simulation, machine firmware, data management - including version control, change management, and regression testing on every revision. Maintain configuration control across the fleet and partner with IT and Security on accreditation of networked machine controllers under NIST SP 800-171 and CMMC.
 * Metal and Polymer Platform Qualification: Qualify both metal and polymer platforms, adapting protocols to the distinct subsystems, failure modes, environmental controls, and acceptance criteria each technology demands.
 * Capability Studies and Statistical Rigor: Design and run machine capability and equivalence studies - build repeatability, machine-to-machine and layer-to-layer consistency, positional effects across the build plate, and Cpk analysis against drawing tolerances.
 * Metrology System Qualification for AM: Qualify the metrology systems that generate acceptance evidence - CMMs, structured light and laser scanning, dimensional CT, surface texture. Own gauge R&R and MSA, calibration traceability, and equipment acceptance per ISO 10360. Establish datum and fixturing strategy for as-built AM surfaces and qualify scan-to-CAD comparison methods.
 * Material and Feedstock Qualification: Partner with Materials & Process on powder and polymer lot acceptance, reuse and recycling controls, storage and handling per AMS7002, and witness coupon strategy. Support safe powder handling with EHS, including combustible dust (NFPA 484) and inert gas controls.
 * Data Packages, Audits, and Customer Interface: Build and defend qualification data packages satisfying Army/TACOM and DLA source approval, US Navy, NIAR/NCAMP, AMS7032, ISO/ASTM 52920, and prime requirements - including first article testing and TDPs per MIL-STD-31000. Serve as qualification interface to depot and government stakeholders, DCMA, and Nadcap and prime auditors.
 * Operator and Personnel Qualification: Define and maintain operator training, certification, and requalification records across Hadrian sites, meeting Nadcap AC7110/14 and customer audit expectations.
 * Structured Problem-Solving and Corrective Action: Lead structured problem-solving on qualification failures and process escapes using 8D, 5 Whys, and fishbone, driving CAPA to verified closure.
 * Cross-Functional Execution: Partner tightly with AM, Materials & Process, Manufacturing Engineering, Software, Quality, and Operations to keep protocols executable and scalable, feeding lessons learned from each deployment site back into the Hadrian qualification standard.