Head of Turbomachinery Technology

The role

You will build and lead a new engineering division at Freeform. You will set technical direction for rotating machinery designed for metal 3D printing and take architectures from first-principles analysis through hardware test.

What you will do

• Establish and lead the turbomachinery division, including technical strategy, roadmap, team structure, and hiring
• Lead aerodynamic and thermo-mechanical design of compressors, turbines, and pumps built for additive manufacturing
• Define the design rules, analysis methods, and validation approach for rotating hardware produced on Freeform’s platform
• Direct rotordynamics, structural, and life analysis, including fatigue, creep, and vibration
• Plan and run component and rig testing, and correlate results with CFD and FEA models
• Work with materials, process, simulation, controls, and manufacturing engineers
• Own schedule, budget, and technical risk for division programs
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of turbomachinery engineers

Required qualifications

• Hands-on turbomachinery expert who has taken hardware from concept to test stand

Nice to have

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant field
• Proficiency with CFD and FEA tools and experience correlating models to test data
• Experience leading engineers or technical programs
• Experience with high-speed, high-temperature, cryogenic, or supercritical fluid machinery
• Hands-on experience with bearings, seals, and rotor balancing
• Experience building or commissioning turbomachinery test rigs and facilities
• Familiarity with nickel superalloys and other high-performance materials
• Background in a startup or fast-paced R&D environment
• Experience building a technical team from scratch

Benefits

• Significant stock option packages
• 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• 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. They treat manufacturing as a single integrated system to unlock innovation for complex hardware.