Freeform
Additive Manufacturing Development Engineer
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$90k-$140kDetected 12 days ago
MATLABRoboticsMechanical DesignAerospace EngineeringHardware DesignCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER
- 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
- Understand printing system capabilities and roadmap, and work with internal engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, software) to implement solutions that further automate the printing process for high volume production
- Drive all stages of print production development including design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) feedback, file preparation, printing, post processing, and quality control
- Analyze in-situ data and post-print part quality to drive continuous improvement
- Document application requirements and objectives, statements of work, standard operating procedures, next steps and action items to align all internal and external team members
- Contribute to Freeform's internal technology development with feedback from internal and external stakeholders via detailed design and systems level improvements
- Hands on design experience from internships or engineering clubs such as FSAE, Baja SAE, rocket club, robotics club, or similar
- Full life-cycle hardware design experience from hand calcs to CAD to fabrication and testing
- 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.
- You will own projects from cradle to grave as a responsible engineer, taking customer designs from concept through printing, testing, and delivery.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering from an ABET accredited university or college
Nice to have
- Experience with metal 3D printing
- Master's degree in mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering
- Strong academic track record
- Passion for additive manufacturing
- Scrappy, first-principles approach to solving hard problems
- Team-oriented mindset and positive attitude
- Detail oriented with excellent verbal, graphical, and technical communication skills
- DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering) or LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion) experience
Compensation
- Our intent is to offer a salary that is commensurate for the company's current stage of development and allows the employee to grow and develop within a role.
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
- In addition to the significant stock option package, t
Company info
- Interface with external customers to communicate Freeform's technical capabilities
- work with customers on improving Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
- Interface with external customers to communicate Freeform's technical capabilities; work with customers on improving Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
- This is a unique opportunity to work alongside and learn from leaders and pioneers in the metal additive manufacturing space to disrupt the industry with our autonomous printing factory technology.
- 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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