Senior Additive Manufacturing Development Engineer at Freeform

<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;">SENIOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVELOPMENT ENGINEER</span></h2> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">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.</span></p> <p>As a Senior Additive Manufacturing Development Engineer at Freeform, you will play a critical role in the development of our advanced printing technology including machine functionality, part quality, automation projects, and complex print file preparation. You will own projects cradle to grave as a responsible engineer, taking customer designs from concept through printing, testing, and delivery. You will also contribute to the overall machine system architecture with a key focus on automation by developing a fundamental understanding of the printing factory and leveraging your technical insights to advance system capabilities.</p> <p><iframe style="width: 562px; height: 316px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sXfG6ssZ190?feature=shared" width="562" height="316"></iframe></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>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</li> <li>Drive all stages of print production development including file preparation, printing, post processing, and quality control</li> <li>Analyze in-situ data and post-print part quality to drive continuous improvement</li> <li>Use first-principles thinking to understand problems, define test methods, evaluate solutions, iterate and provide technical recommendations to internal and external stakeholders</li> <li>Document application requirements and objectives, statements of work, standard operating procedures, next steps and action items to align all internal and external team members</li> <li>Interface with external customers to communicate Freeform’s technical capabilities; work with customers on improving Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)</li> <li>Contribute to Freeform’s internal technology development with feedback from internal and external stakeholders via detailed design and systems level improvements</li> </ul> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar technical discipline</li> <li>5+ years of professional experience with additive manufacturing</li> <li>2+ years of professional experience with direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)</li> <li>Experience with print file preparation</li> <li>Experience with DFAM and CAD software</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, or similar technical discipline</li> <li>Process development experience for metal additive manufacturing</li> <li>Scripting experience in Matlab (or similar) for toolpath generation</li> <li>Experience working with internal and/or external customers</li> <li>Mechanical systems design experience</li> <li>Detail oriented with excellent verbal, graphical, and technical communication skills</li> <li>Demonstrated creative problem solving abilities and positive attitude</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&amp;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.</p> <span data-teams="true"><span id="message-body-1771454273221" class="fui-ChatMessage__body r7802u9 ___vfhe6q0 f10pi13n ftqa4ok f2hkw1w f8hki3x f1d2448m f1bjia2o ffh67wi f1j6vpng f1pniga2 f987i1v f1ffjurs f15bsgw9 f14e48fq f18yb2kv fd6o370 ffwy5si f3znvyf f57olzd f4stah7 f480a47 fs1por5 fk6fouc figsok6 fkhj508 f19n0e5 f9ijwd5 ffzz00n f1ozlkrg f1o0qvyv f9ggezi f1xp5gbu f150uoa4 ffyari3 f16xq7d1 fo7qwa0 fxowb0n f11ghf3q f13aoclr flypziy f10kwr27 fquw1qa fftr39l f13lathq f15hsm81 f2ss68y ffb60jq f8nuap2 f13nk4fk f7jacry fq08z5q fd9af6s fr74w9q fcl9uv6 f13sm7pj f1u6qqly f16wpxbl faim3u9 f6cs3qo fa2w2z3 fd39nx6 f10gn8j9 frcqmxy f1w9ws4k f1ddxkqj fd10euv fvuz61 f1nbc6gw"><span id="content-1771454273221" class="fui-Primitive ___11tzqds f1oy3dpc f89hs3r fqtknz5 fyvcxda"></span></span></span></li> <li> <p>Our fast-paced, cross-functional environment is built on close collaboration, and as such, this role requires full-time onsite presence (five days a week), with very limited exceptions.</p> <span data-teams="true"><span id="content-1776896507672" class="fui-Primitive ___11tzqds f1oy3dpc f89hs3r fqtknz5 fyvcxda"></span></span></li> </ul> <p><strong>What We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.</li> <li>We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology.</li> <li>Benefits <ul> <li>Significant stock option packages</li> <li>100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)</li> <li>Life insurance</li> <li>Traditional and Roth 401(k)</li> <li>Relocation assistance provided</li> <li>Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays</li> <li>Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent</li> <li>Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette</li> <li>Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building events</li> </ul> </li> <li>Compensation &nbsp; <ul> <li>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 and abilities as demonstrated throughout the interview process. 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.</li> <li>In addition to the significant stock option package, the estimated salary range for this role is $110,000-$200,000<span data-teams="true">. The upper end of the range is reserved for individuals who demonstrate exceptional experience, deep domain mastery, and a proven history of high performance and impact.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li>Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.<img style="max-width: 100%;" alt="" width="100"></li> </ul>