Freeform
Additive Manufacturing Development Engineer
$90K–$140K
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) +1 · Full-time · Posted Mar 4, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA (On-site)
El Segundo, California, United States - Experience
- No specific number of years stated.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering from an ABET-accredited university or college; a master’s degree is preferred.
About the job
Develop Freeform’s metal 3D-printing technology and production processes, taking customer designs from concept through printing, testing, quality control, and delivery.
What you'll do
- Drive print production development, including DFAM feedback, file preparation, printing, post-processing, and quality control.
- Analyze in-situ data and printed-part quality to improve processes and recommend technical solutions.
- Coordinate with engineering teams and customers to advance system capabilities and communicate technical requirements and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering from an ABET-accredited university or college.
- Hands-on design experience through internships, engineering clubs, or similar.
- Full life-cycle hardware design experience, from hand calculations through CAD, fabrication, and testing.
- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and a first-principles approach to problem-solving.
Nice to have
- Experience with metal 3D printing, including DMLS or LPBF, and metal additive manufacturing process development.
- Matlab or similar scripting experience for toolpath generation.
Pay
$90,000-$140,000 USD base salary
Tools
CAD, DMLS (Direct Metal Laser Sintering), LPBF (Laser Powder Bed Fusion), Matlab
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