Freeform
Senior Design Engineer (Aerospace & Defense Hardware)
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$150k-$200kDetected 12 days ago
Thermal AnalysisAerospace EngineeringHardware DesignLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- 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 aerospace and defense industr ies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and own deep component-level understanding of requirements, performance drivers, and system constraints within aerospace and defense programs
- 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
- Lead technical engagements with customer engineering teams to understand application requirements, present design solutions, and establish deep technical credibility at a senior level
- Identify, scope, and champion 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 Senior Design Engineer focused on aerospace & defense hardware to sit at the intersection of advanced part design and additive manufacturing.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
- 5+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within aerospace, defense, or a closely related high-performance industry
- Experience designing or analyzing propulsion systems, thermal systems, fluid systems, turbomachinery, or high-performance structural components
Nice to have
- 10+ years of experience in a hands-on engineering role within aerospace, defense, or a closely related high-performance industry
- Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical direction on hardware development programs
- Experience carrying hardware through development, qualification, and production ramp
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Compensation
- $150k-$200k
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