People Ops Analyst

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.

The Role

At Hadrian, we’re not just building autonomous factories — we’re building the teams, systems, and culture that will power the future of aerospace and defense manufacturing. As we scale, the People team plays a critical role in shaping how we attract, enable, and retain world-class talent across both engineering and advanced manufacturing.

Working on the People team at Hadrian means designing and operationalizing the foundation of a company that blends cutting-edge robotics, AI, and precision manufacturing — while supporting a workforce that spans software engineers, machinists, program managers, and everything in between.

We’re looking for builders: thoughtful, action-oriented team members who care deeply about people, process, and performance — and who want to help create a company culture that’s as strong as the infrastructure we’re deploying.

If you’re energized by complexity, mission-critical work, and the chance to shape the trajectory of a generational company from the inside out, we’d love to hear from you.

We are looking for a People Ops analyst who can play a critical role in enabling data-driven decision-making across Hadrian’s People function. In this role, you’ll partner closely with HR, Talent, Finance and executive leadership to deliver insights that improve how we hire, develop, engage, and retain talent across a complex and rapidly scaling organization.

You will lead the development of dashboards, reporting frameworks, and workforce analyses that surface trends, inform strategy, and ensure compliance — all while working to continuously improve the quality and integrity of our People data. This role sits at the intersection of analytics, systems, and business strategy, and will require both technical skill and a strong understanding of the unique dynamics of supporting both exempt and non-exempt populations in a hyper-growth environment.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver dashboards, recurring reports, and ad hoc analyses that provide actionable insights into workforce trends (e.g., headcount, attrition, performance, engagement, compensation)
• Partner cross-functionally with People Operations, Recruiting, Finance, and IT to align workforce insights with business priorities
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses for executives and leadership to provide data-driven recommendations
• Build and maintain workforce analytics datasets using SQL and Python
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and structure of People data across systems (HRIS, ATS, LMS, survey platforms, etc.)
• Identify opportunities to improve data collection methodologies, governance, and automation across the People tech stack
• Support the preparation of People data for compliance reporting, board materials, and workforce planning
• Translate complex data into simple, compelling narratives for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Serve as a subject matter expert on workforce analytics, proactively surfacing insights that inform strategy and drive action
• Ensure confidentiality, privacy, and governance best practices in all reporting

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years of experience in people analytics, data analytics, or workforce planning roles
• Proficiency in SQL and Python, with demonstrated ability to manipulate and analyze large datasets
• Experience with visualization tools such as Tableau, Looker, PowerBI, or Superset
• Strong command of HR data systems and tools like Rippling, Ashby, Lattice and other tools
• Demonstrated ability to work with sensitive data with discretion and high integrity
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present insights clearly to stakeholders at all levels
• Comfortable operating independently in a hypergrowth startup environment

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience supporting both exempt and non-exempt populations in manufacturing, defense, or similarly complex environments
• Familiarity with compliance-heavy data needs

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $95,000 – $150,000 (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

• 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.