Senior Materials Engineer; Metal 3D Printing Los Angeles, CA; On-site

SENIOR MATERIALS ENGINEER (METAL 3D PRINTING)

Freeform is deploying software‑defined, autonomous metal 3D printing factories around the world, bringing the scalability of software to physical production. Our proprietary technology stack leverages advanced sensing, real‑time controls, and data‑driven learning to produce digitally‑verified, flawless parts at unprecedented speed and cost. Our mission is to make the transformative power of 3D printing available to all industries at scale and unlock the future of innovation.

As a Senior Materials Engineer at Freeform, you will establish the company’s materials and process testing infrastructure, strategy and best practices for our advanced metal 3D printing technology. You will own materials engineering efforts from cradle to grave, including hands‑on sample testing, analysis of findings and strategic process improvements.

Success here doesn’t hinge on 3D printing experience. Instead, we seek intelligent, motivated and collaborative engineers who thrive on solving challenging problems and creating groundbreaking technology.

• Establish Freeform’s materials and process testing best practices, infrastructure and strategy
• Operate equipment to measure material properties such as tensile strength, surface roughness and microstructure
• Generate and track quality metrics of printed customer parts, such as dimensional accuracy, defect distribution and surface roughness
• Organize, analyze and interpret data and present key findings
• Work with process development team to tie key materials findings into improvement of upstream printing processes, including training our advanced machine learning models
• Establish and optimize processes and procedures for measuring and quantifying material quality
• Create automation for materials and process testing procedures to remove human from the loop
• Strategize continuous improvement plans to enhance system performance, reliability and scalability

• Bachelor’s degree in material science, materials engineering, metallurgy or mechanical engineering
• 7+ years of professional materials engineering experience (with at least three years in metals)
• Experience developing and optimizing metallurgical sample preparation techniques such as cutting, grinding, polishing, acid etching and optical microscopy

• Master’s or PhD in material science, materials engineering, metallurgy or mechanical engineering highly preferred
• 10+ years of materials engineering experience
• Experience with metal additive manufacturing highly preferred
• Experience with laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processes
• Experience in process development
• Experience operating complex materials equipment
• Familiarity with processing large datasets and statistical data analysis software such as R, JMP or Minitab
• Passion for improving the state of metal 3D printing

• Hawthorne, CA – 35,000‑square‑foot state‑of‑the‑art facility featuring large open spaces for team collaboration, R&D and production, located in the heart of Los Angeles’ vibrant emerging tech ecosystem.

• Inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning and data‑driven decisions
• Early and integral member of a rapidly growing company scaling a world‑changing technology
• 100% employer‑paid Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance
• Paid vacation, sick leave and company holidays
• Generous paid parental leave and extended transition back to work for the birthing parent
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
• Casual dress, flexible work hours, regular catered team building events
• Compensation: salary range $125,000–$200,000 inclusive of all levels and seniority, plus significant stock option package
• Equal Opportunity Employer statement:
  Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.