Head of Electrical (Hardware Design)

The role

You will lead and build the electrical engineering team to develop the nervous system of the technology stack. You will act as a technical architect and individual contributor, performing hands-on engineering work and leading system level integration.

What you will do

• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the electrical engineering team
• Serve as the primary technical architect for all electrical elements
• Lead design, analysis, and/or simulation efforts as an individual contributor
• Perform hands-on engineering work alongside the team
• Lead system level integration and validation of design efforts
• Provide technical project management from conception to production
• Facilitate communication and collaboration with software, mechanical, and process engineering teams

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• 10+ years of experience architecting, developing, and integrating complex electrical hardware systems
• Broad experience across analog and digital circuity design, power systems, data acquisition, image/signal processing, and control systems
• Successful track record of leading complex multidisciplinary projects and teams

Nice to have

• Advanced degree (Master's, PhD) in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechatronics, or robotics
• Experience in high-tech automated hardware such as robotics, UAVs, autonomous cars, rockets, and spacecraft
• Experience developing electrical hardware in high-performance compute environments
• Knowledge of high-speed interfaces such as PCIe
• Experience writing software in Python and C++ to interface with electrical hardware systems
• Strong written and oral communication skills

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 and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner
• Fully stocked kitchenette
• Casual dress
• Flexible work hours
• Regular catered team building events

About the company

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts. The company operates a vertically integrated facility in Hawthorne.