Freeform
Senior Design Engineer (Semiconductor Machinery Hardware)
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 12 days ago
Thermal AnalysisMechanical DesignHardware DesignLeadershipCollaborationMentoringAdaptability
About the role
- SENIOR DESIGN ENGINEER (SEMICONDUCTOR MACHINERY 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
- Lead first-principles part redesigns, identifying where additive manufacturing enables new geometries, consolidated assemblies, improved performance, or reduced cost and lead time
- Define and evaluate design concepts with expert command of materials, tolerances, thermal and structural behavior, and production considerations
- Serve as a senior technical resource - independently resolving advanced questions related to design tradeoffs, process capabilities, qualification pathways, and production scalability, and helping guide less experienced engineers
- Partner closely with internal engineering and operations teams to drive feasibility, refine concepts, and own execution outcomes
- Identify, scope, and champion new application spaces where Freeform's technology can deliver step-change improvements over conventional manufacturing
- Develop and own deep component-level understanding of requirements, performance drivers, and system constraints within semiconductor fabrication equipment
- Lead technical engagements with customer engineering teams to understand application requirements, present design solutions, and establish deep technical credibility at a senior level
- 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 Senior Design Engineer focused on semiconductor 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 the semiconductor equipment or fabrication industry
Nice to have
- 10+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within the semiconductor equipment or fabrication industry
- Experience designing or analyzing wafer handling systems, vacuum hardware, thermal management components, fluid delivery systems, or precision structural assemblies
- Familiarity with metal manufacturing processes, including additive manufacturing, casting, forging, or advanced machining
- Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical direction on hardware development programs
- Ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
- Strong first-principles reasoning and comfort driving decisions in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Strategic thinker with an instinct for where emerging technology can unlock the most value
- Team player, positive attitude, growth mindset, integrity, accountability, adaptability, entrepreneurial, driven, results-oriented and ethical
Compensation
- $150k-$200k
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 <span da
Company info
- The core draw of this role is the engineering itself, though this person will also serve as a senior technical voice engaging directly with some of the most sophisticated semiconductor engineering teams in the 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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