- Robot type
- Industrial Automation
- Location
- TorranceCaliforniaUSA
- Job type
- Hardware
- Posted
- Nov 3, 2025
- Salary
- $160,000–$260,000 a year
Robot Manipulation R&D Engineer
Job description
Following our $1.37B Series D at a $7.87B valuation, Hadrian is rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint, launching new capabilities across welding, casting, forging, electronics, additive manufacturing, and more, while scaling our Factory-as-a-Service platform to transform how critical products are built.
Backed by leading investors including JPMorgan Chase, Valor Equity Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, 137 Ventures, Lux Capital, T. Rowe Price, and Morgan Stanley, we’re building the future of American manufacturing—and looking for exceptional people to help make it happen.
If you’re ready to take on the most challenging and rewarding work of your career while helping…
Job responsibilities
- Develop novel algorithms and system architectures for robotic manipulation, grasping, and assembly in unstructured manufacturing environments.
- Design and implement end-to-end manipulation pipelines integrating perception (e.g., 3D vision), planning, and control.
- Collaborate with mechanical engineers to prototype and iterate on custom end-effectors, sensor mounts, and robotic tooling.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to collect, document, and translate operational needs into detailed technical requirements and interface specifications.
- Support team growth by contributing to hiring, mentoring junior engineers, and establishing technical best practices and workflows.
Job requirements
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 3+ years of hands-on experience in robotic manipulation, control systems, or autonomous systems…
- Strong proficiency in C++ or Python.
- Proven experience with motion planning, kinematics, and control of robotic arms
- Deep understanding of robot dynamics, force control, and grasp planning.
- Experience with simulation environment and hardware deployment.
- Experience leading cross-disciplinary teams and full product lifecycle ownership.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
- Passionate about advancing manufacturing automation through robotics innovation.
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