The Role:Much of the technical data behind US defense systems is decades old: scanned paper, hand-marked prints, and drawings that were never turned into 3D models. Hadrian is building a team to turn that data into modern, manufacturing-ready models and drawings. Customers can then keep their systems running, and those parts can be quoted, made at Hadrian, or procured.
The team supports multiple defense programs that need this work now. The first priority is a large, multi-year technical data migration for a defense customer. The team works alongside Hadrian's software to convert each technical data package and confirm it is right before it goes to the customer.
As Director, you build and run that operation, growing it from a small founding team into a large organization. You report to the Senior Director of Central Quality and NPI.
What You'll Do- Build the operating model for each program, starting with the migration: the standard workflow, the training, and the quality controls that confirm each package matches its source data before it goes to the customer.
- Work with the software team so the process and the automation tools improve together, and the manual effort per package keeps falling.
- Plan and run the hiring ramp: sourcing, location, training, and retention.
- Balance capacity across programs, track throughput and quality against each program's schedule, and fix the bottleneck.
- Hire and develop the leaders who run the team day to day.
- Meet each program's data-handling rules while keeping the quality call.
How Success Is Measured
- Throughput. Technical data packages delivered each month against each program's plan.
- Quality. Share of packages the customer accepts on first submission, and errors found after delivery.
- Ramp. Hires on plan, time for a new hire to reach full output, and retention.
The Team
You start with a small team of engineers and specialists who define the process. Headcount rises quickly as the migration ramps and more programs come on, and the team is expected to divide into separate groups.
- Conversion Engineers. Define the process, work with the software team on the automation, and check the work.
- Conversion Specialists. Convert technical data packages using Hadrian's software, and check the output.
- CAD Modelers. Build 3D models from 2D drawings when no model exists, for programs across Hadrian.
What We're Looking For
- Built and ran a high-volume technical operation, such as production, engineering services, or drawing conversion, and grew it to 50 or more people.
- Hired and trained people quickly, and kept them engaged in repetitive work.
- Runs an operation on throughput and quality data.
- 3+ years leading other leaders.
- Enough engineering-drawing depth to own the quality bar, including GD&T and model-based definition.
- You raise problems early and make decisions without waiting for full consensus.
- Engineering or STEM degree, or equivalent hands-on experience.
What Will Set You Apart
- Built a team from the ground up at a startup or a fast-growing company.
- Ran a large legacy-to-modern technical data or PLM migration, including the team and its throughput.
- Worked alongside a software team to automate a manual engineering process.
- Teamcenter or CATIA experience.
- Naval, submarine, or federal technical data program experience.
CompensationFor this role, the target salary range is $200,000 - $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 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
- Equity
