Additive Manufacturing Development Engineer

About the Company

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 to implement automation solutions
• Drive all stages of print production development including DFAM, file preparation, and quality control
• Analyze in-situ data and post-print part quality to drive continuous improvement
• Use first-principles thinking to define test methods and provide technical recommendations
• Document application requirements, statements of work, and standard operating procedures
• Interface with external customers to communicate technical capabilities and improve DFAM
• Contribute to internal technology development via detailed design and systems level improvements

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering from an ABET accredited university
• Hands-on design experience from internships or engineering clubs (FSAE, Baja SAE, robotics, etc.)
• Full life-cycle hardware design experience from hand calcs to CAD to fabrication and testing
• Strong understanding of mechanical engineering fundamentals

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with metal 3D printing (DMLS or LPBF)
• Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• Scripting experience in Matlab or similar for toolpath generation
• Process development experience for metal additive manufacturing
• Mechanical systems design experience

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner