Staff/Lead Mfg Development Engineer – Factory

Freeform; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Employer-paid medical, dental, and VSP

Life insurance

Traditional and Roth 401(k)

Paid vacation and holidays

Generous parental leave

Free daily meals

Casual dress and flexible hours

Job summary

Freeform, based in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Staff/Lead Manufacturing Development Engineer to design and implement scalable post-processing and delivery systems for a high-throughput metal 3D printing factory.

You will lead hardware development, collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and controls teams, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Onsite five days a week with significant stock-based compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, or related Engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience in engineering development or manufacturing engineering.
• Experience in a fast-paced hardware development or manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable systems to automate post-print operations and increase factory throughput.
• Lead development and integration of new manufacturing hardware and tooling for next-gen factory architecture.
• Identify and eliminate process inefficiencies using first-principles analysis and data-driven approaches.
• Act as a force multiplier for R&D teams, bridging development and operations for efficiency.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and controls engineers to co-develop factory solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement across the full post-processing workflow.

Skills

Hardware development

Manufacturing engineering

Data-driven analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor's in Aerospace Engineering

Related Engineering discipline

Tools

ERP/MRP (Oracle, NetSuite)

CNC machining

Job description

Freeform, based in Hawthorne, CA, seeks a Staff/Lead Manufacturing Development Engineer to design and implement scalable post-processing and delivery systems for a high-throughput metal 3D printing factory.

You will lead hardware development, collaborate with mechanical, electrical, software, and controls teams, and drive continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Onsite five days a week with significant stock-based compensation and comprehensive benefits.