Manufacturing Development Engineer: High-Precision Hardware

Freeform; Tipton; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k)

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Free daily meals

Job summary

Freeform is seeking a Manufacturing Development Engineer to design scalable manufacturing processes for advanced hardware and printed parts. You will build tooling, jigs, and fixtures to enable high-throughput production while refining test procedures and post-processing steps to optimize part flow.

You will document standards and collaborate with cross-functional teams to remove bottlenecks, transitioning new processes from R&D into production to ensure a smooth handoff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or related engineering field.
• Internship or professional experience in manufacturing, development engineering, or build engineering.
• Experience working with hand tools, machinery, or complex hardware assembly.
• Familiarity with MRPs and production tracking systems (ERP/MRP).

Responsibilities

• Work closely with senior engineers to design and implement scalable manufacturing processes for new hardware and printed parts.
• Design, build, and iterate on tooling, jigs, and fixtures to support reliable, high-throughput production.
• Develop and refine test procedures and post-processing steps to improve part flow through the factory.
• Develop lightweight documentation and process standards to support scaling production without slowing engineering iteration.
• Help identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in how parts, materials, and data move through the factory, and work with cross-functional teams to improve them.
• Support the transition of new processes and tooling from R&D into production, partnering with the production team to ensure a smooth handoff.

Skills

Hands-on manufacturing

Machinery operation

Hardware assembly

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical manufacturing or related engineering field

Tools

MRP/ERP tools

Job description

Freeform is seeking a Manufacturing Development Engineer to design scalable manufacturing processes for advanced hardware and printed parts. You will build tooling, jigs, and fixtures to enable high-throughput production while refining test procedures and post-processing steps to optimize part flow.

You will document standards and collaborate with cross-functional teams to remove bottlenecks, transitioning new processes from R&D into production to ensure a smooth handoff.