Corporate development Jobs in Pasadena, CA

Hadrian - Manufacturing the Future

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.

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

The Finance Team operates across corporate development, capital markets, M&A, and investor strategy, applying financial and strategic rigor to initiatives that shape Hadrian's growth. As a Corporate Development Analyst, you will operate at the center of our most critical decisions. You'll help evaluate new business models, partnerships, and acquisitions; build the financial frameworks that guide executive and board discussions; and help craft the narratives we share with investors and stakeholders.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to strategic project work spanning transactions, capital markets activities, market research, new business model evaluations, and other business critical initiatives
• Build and maintain dynamic financial models and analyses
• Create high-quality Exec and Board-facing presentations
• Collaborate with internal cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Operations, Finance, and Legal to ensure alignment on financial goals and performance

What We're Looking For

• 2-3+ years of experience across strategic finance, venture capital, private / growth equity, private credit, investment banking, consulting, strategic finance, corporate development, and/or strategy & operations
• Experience with a variety of deal structures, including M&A, carve-outs, equity investments, and joint ventures
• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills, including experience building complex financial models from scratch
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• High level of ownership and curiosity; thrives in fast-moving, scrappy environments

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience working in a scaling manufacturing or hardware-focused company
• Experience with project finance, capital project and infrastructure financial analysis, and large-scale, high dollar investment projects
• Background in M&A due diligence, transaction structuring, and financial modeling
• Basic accounting knowledge
• Experience with SQL

Compensation

For this role, the target salary range is $100,000 - $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.