Maintenance Lead

Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships up to 10x faster and up to 2x cheaper. By combining advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we are reinventing how America produces its most critical parts.

Valued at $1.6B, we’re accelerating our mission with the launch of Factory 3 in Mesa, Arizona, a 290,000-square-foot facility creating 350 new jobs. We are expanding rapidly to support thousands of future hires, launching Hadrian Maritime to expand into naval production, and introducing a Factory-as-a-Service model that delivers complete systems instead of individual parts.

Hadrian is backed by leading investors including T. Rowe Price, Lux Capital, Founders Fund, and Andreessen Horowitz, our fast-growing team is united around reindustrializing American manufacturing for the 21st century and beyond.

As a Maintenance & Facility Lead, you will oversee the maintenance & facility operations that support critical manufacturing equipment and production processes across the factory. You will lead a team of multi-skilled technicians responsible for maintaining equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and ensuring assets operate at peak performance.

This role requires both technical expertise and leadership. You will be responsible for building and developing a high-performing maintenance team, establishing preventive maintenance systems, managing repair workflows, and responding to equipment failures with urgency and precision.

You will partner closely with engineering, production, and operations to improve equipment reliability, implement maintenance strategies, and ensure the factory operates with maximum uptime and efficiency.

Leadership in this role is not just about fixing equipment — it is about building systems, developing people, and creating a culture of ownership, urgency, and continuous improvement within the maintenance organization.

What You’ll Do

Maintenance Leadership & Asset Reliability

• Lead all maintenance activities for production equipment and facility systems, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance
• Develop, implement, and maintain preventive maintenance programs for all assets, updating schedules and procedures to maximize reliability
• Troubleshoot failures, oversee repairs, and ensure assets meet performance standards before returning to operation
• Build and manage spares inventory to support maintenance strategy and uptime goals
• Coordinate with OEMs and service vendors to ensure timely equipment support, parts availability, and adherence to service agreements

Facilities & Operations Support

• Own maintenance and reliability of factory infrastructure, including utilities, building systems, and environmental controls
• Coordinate work with production scheduling, vendors, and contractors to minimize operational impact
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and extend asset life

Team Development & Cross-Functional Partnership

• Build and lead a high-performing team of multi-skilled technicians, maintaining a skills matrix and identifying training needs
• Assign technicians effectively to tasks, manage scheduling, and optimize workforce utilization across shifts
• Partner with engineering and production to support new equipment, technology adoption, and reliability improvements
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions to prevent repeat failures

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree or 2+ years of experience in a machining, maintenance, or production/manufacturing OR 5+ years of professional experience in machining, maintenance, or production/manufacturing
• Strong operational judgment and the ability to pivot quickly in a fast-paced environment
• High accountability and exceptional attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Comfortable managing changing priorities and dynamic production schedules

Preferred Skills And Experience

• 1+ years of experience in a direct leadership role

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

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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Hadrian Is An Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the Company’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. The Company does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race inclusive of traits historically associated with race (including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles, such as braids, locks and twists), color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, national origin (including, in California, possession of a drivers license), ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, height or weight, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, exercise of reproductive rights, any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws, or any combination of the above characteristics. When necessary, the Company also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled candidates and employees, including for candidates or employees who are disabled by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.