Senior Mechanical Engineer

The role

You will lead mechanical design efforts and drive hardware development speed. You will research, design, and test complex mechanical components, subassemblies, and systems.

What you will do

• Act as a responsible engineer in bringing hardware from concept to production
• Research, develop, design, and test complex mechanical components, subassemblies, equipment, and systems
• Perform tolerance analysis of designs at the system and subsystem level
• Plan and perform tests to analyze the feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components, and systems
• Work hands-on to build, integrate, and validate designs and newly developed systems and/or subsystems
• Strategize continuous improvement plans to enhance system performance, reliability, and manufacturability

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical systems design and development
• CAD experience, including GD&T and detailed drawing documentation
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals with extensive hands-on hardware development experience
• Systems-level thinker also able to perform detailed work
• Has previously delivered complex mechanical systems

Nice to have

• 10+ years of experience designing mechanical systems for semiconductor, machining, automation, materials processing, or other related industrial manufacturing or capital equipment applications
• Advanced degree in mechanical engineering
• Knowledge of motion control and kinematics
• Experience with design of fluid or thermal systems
• Working knowledge of electromechanical systems
• Passion for improving the state of metal 3D printing
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance provided
• 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, and fully stocked kitchenette
• Casual dress, flexible work hours, and 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. Their vertically integrated facility in Hawthorne brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof.