Freeform
Design Engineer (Advanced Energy Hardware)
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$120k-$150kDetected 12 days ago
Thermal AnalysisSystems EngineeringMechanical DesignPower ElectronicsCollaborationAdaptabilityRenewable Energy
About the role
- DESIGN ENGINEER (ADVANCED ENERGY HARDWARE)
- Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.
Responsibilities
- Develop a deep understanding of component-level requirements, performance drivers, and system constraints within energy generation, transmission, and storage programs
- Rethink part design from first principles - identifying where additive manufacturing enables new geometries, consolidated assemblies, improved performance, or reduced cost and lead time
- Develop and evaluate design concepts with a strong command of materials, tolerances, thermal and structural behavior, and production considerations
- Independently answer advanced technical questions related to design tradeoffs, process capabilities, qualification pathways, and production scalability
- Work closely with internal engineering and operations teams to drive feasibility, refine concepts, and align on execution
- Engage directly with customer engineering teams to understand application requirements, present design solutions, and build technical credibility
- Identify and pursue new application spaces where Freeform's technology can deliver step-change improvements over conventional manufacturing
- Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation.
- By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.
- Freeform is hiring a Design Engineer focused on advanced energy hardware to sit at the intersection of advanced part design and additive manufacturing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or closely related technical discipline
- 5+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within power generation, oil & gas, nuclear, renewable energy, or a closely related advanced energy industry
- Experience designing or analyzing turbomachinery, thermal systems, fluid systems, pressure-bearing hardware, or high-performance structural components
Nice to have
- Experience carrying hardware through development, qualification, and production ramp
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
- Strong first-principles reasoning and comfort operating in ambiguous, fast-moving problem spaces
- Strategic thinker with an instinct for where technology can unlock the most value
- Team player, positive attitude, growth mindset, integrity, accountability, adaptability, entrepreneurial, driven, results-oriented and ethical
- Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof.
- We operate at the center of LA's deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.
- Traditional and Roth 401(k)
Compensation
- As a growing company, the salary range is intentionally wide as we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique skills
Benefits
- We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.
- Significant stock option packages
- 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
- Life insurance
- Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
- Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
- Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events
- As a growing company, the salary range is intentionally wide as we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique skills
Company info
- The core draw of this role is the engineering itself - though this person will also engage directly with some of the most sophisticated frontier companies in the energy industry.
- We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology.
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