Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

Hadrian is building autonomous factories to reindustrialize America. By combining AI, advanced software, robotics, and full-stack manufacturing, we help aerospace and defense companies build rockets, satellites, aircraft, ships, and other mission-critical systems up to 10x faster and at significantly lower cost.

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 create American manufacturing jobs for generations to come, you’re exactly who we’re looking for.

The Role

As the Director, Compliance, you’ll build and lead Hadrian’s compliance program across three areas: export controls, government contracts, and ethics and business conduct. You’ll work alongside engineering, programs, supply chain, and leadership so compliance is built into how we design, buy, build, and sell from day one. You’ll set the policies, controls, and training that keep us compliant. You’ll also be the person who finds a compliant way forward when a rule seems to block the work.

What You’ll Do

Build and lead Hadrian’s compliance program and team, setting the strategy, priorities, and metrics for export, government contracts, and ethics compliance

Own ITAR and EAR compliance, including jurisdiction and classification (J/C) decisions, export licenses and agreements, technology control plans, and foreign person access

Make sure Hadrian meets FAR/DFARS requirements and flow-downs, and partner with Legal and Contracts on audits (DCAA/DCMA) and mandatory disclosure

Lead cybersecurity compliance with IT and Security, including NIST 800-171 and CMMC

Own the code of conduct, ethics hotline, and internal investigations, plus anti-corruption, conflict of interest, and procurement integrity programs

Work alongside program and engineering teams to build controls into new programs, capabilities, and factory launches from the start

Design classification and review processes that are fast and consistent, using automation and AI where it makes sense

Build and deliver company-wide training on export controls, government contracts, and ethics

Run compliance risk assessments and internal audits, lead corrective actions, and report on program health to leadership

Be Hadrian’s main point of contact with government agencies, customers, and primes on compliance matters

Keep up with regulatory changes and turn them into clear guidance the business can act on

What We’re Looking For

12+ years of compliance experience in aerospace, defense, or another highly regulated industry

5+ years leading compliance teams or programs

Deep hands-on knowledge of ITAR and EAR, including classification, licensing, and technology control plans

Working knowledge of FAR/DFARS, government audits, and NIST 800-171/CMMC

Experience building or running an ethics and business conduct program

Ability to understand engineering and manufacturing well enough to write controls that work on the factory floor

Strong judgment that balances compliance risk with business priorities

Must be a U.S. person, and able to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance

What Will Set You Apart

Experience building a compliance program from the ground up at a fast-growing defense or hardware company

Experience in manufacturing environments with export-controlled technical data and hardware

Experience with voluntary disclosures, DDTC or BIS matters, or government investigations

Background working on co-production or international defense programs