Freeform
Materials Engineer (New Grad Summer 2027)
$95K–$120K
Los Angeles, CA (On-site) +1 · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Aug 19, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA (On-site)
El Segundo, California, United States - Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
About the job
Supports materials testing, quality analysis, and process improvement for Freeform’s metal additive manufacturing systems.
What you'll do
- Operate testing equipment and measure material properties and printed-part quality metrics.
- Analyze materials data and present findings to support improvements to printing processes and measurement procedures.
- Support materials testing infrastructure, best practices, and automation, including training machine-learning models.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
- Hands-on lab or coursework experience with metals characterization, processing, or sample preparation techniques.
- Knowledge of materials engineering fundamentals and a first-principles approach to problem-solving.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree in a listed field; metal additive manufacturing or laser powder bed fusion experience.
- Experience with materials equipment such as SEM or Instron, or statistical analysis tools such as R, JMP, or Minitab.
Pay
$95,000-$120,000 USD base salary
Tools
R, JMP, Minitab, SEM, Instron, LPBF
AI focus
Contributes materials findings to training advanced machine-learning models.
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