New Grad Materials Engineer (Dec 2026) — Metal AM

Freeform; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option packages

Employer-paid Medical, Dental, Vision

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Free catered meals

401(k) plan

Job summary

Freeform, based in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Materials Engineer for hands-on metals characterization and processing tasks as part of its AI-native manufacturing platform. You’ll work with senior engineers to test materials, analyze data, and drive strategic improvements in metal 3D printing workflows.

New graduates starting December 2026 are welcome. The role focuses on fundamentals of metals science, data-driven quality, and collaboration across disciplines to advance cutting-edge additive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials science/engineering from ABET-accredited program.
• Hands-on labs or coursework in metals characterization, processing or sample prep.
• Strong grounding in materials engineering fundamentals and first principles.

Responsibilities

• Support development of M&P testing infrastructure and best practices.
• Operate equipment to measure material properties (tensile strength, surface roughness, microstructure).
• Generate and track quality metrics for printed parts and data-driven improvements.
• Interpret data and present key findings to teams.
• Collaborate to improve upstream printing processes and ML model training.
• Assist in optimizing measurement procedures and automate M&P tasks.

Skills

Metals characterization

Materials fundamentals

First principles problem solving

Lab techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Science/Engineering

Master's or PhD in Materials Science/Engineering

Tools

SEM

Instron

R

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Freeform, based in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Materials Engineer for hands-on metals characterization and processing tasks as part of its AI-native manufacturing platform. You’ll work with senior engineers to test materials, analyze data, and drive strategic improvements in metal 3D printing workflows.

New graduates starting December 2026 are welcome. The role focuses on fundamentals of metals science, data-driven quality, and collaboration across disciplines to advance cutting-edge additive