Head of Turbomachinery Technology

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.

As Head of Turbo machinery Technology, you will build and lead a new engineering division  will set the technical direction for rotating machinery designed around what metal 3D printing makes possible: integrated geometries, fewer parts, and performance that casting and machining cannot reach. You will take new architectures from first-principles analysis through hardware test, working alongside the teams that build our printing technology.

We’re looking for a hands‑on turbo machinery expert who has taken hardware from concept to test stand and wants to define the next generation of the field. This is a founding leadership role with direct access to senior leadership and room to grow the division.

• Establish and lead the turbo machinery division, including technical strategy, roadmap, team structure, and hiring
• Lead aerodynamic and thermo‑mechanical design of compressors, turbines, and pumps built for additive manufacturing
• Define the design rules, analysis methods, and validation approach for rotating hardware produced on Freeform’s platform
• Direct rotor dynamics, structural, and life analysis, including fatigue, creep, and vibration
• Plan and run component and rig testing, and correlate results with CFD and FEA models
• Work with materials, process, simulation, controls, and manufacturing engineers to feed what you learn back into our printing technology
• Own schedule, budget, and technical risk for division programs
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of turbo machinery engineers

• Establish and lead the turbo machinery division, including technical strategy, roadmap, team structure, and hiring
• Lead aerodynamic and thermo‑mechanical design of compressors, turbines, and pumps built for additive manufacturing
• Define the design rules, analysis methods, and validation approach for rotating hardware produced on Freeform’s platform
• Direct rotor dynamics, structural, and life analysis, including fatigue, creep, and vibration
• Plan and run component and rig testing, and correlate results with CFD and FEA models
• Work with materials, process, simulation, controls, and manufacturing engineers to feed what you learn back into our printing technology
• Own schedule, budget, and technical risk for division programs
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of turbo machinery engineers

• Master’s or PhD in a relevant field
• Proficiency with CFD and FEA tools and experience correlating models to test data
• Experience leading engineers or technical programs
• Experience with high‑speed, high‑temperature, cryogenic, or supercritical fluid machinery
• Hands‑on experience with bearings, seals, and rotor balancing
• Experience building or commissioning turbo machinery test rigs and facilities
• Familiarity with nickel superalloys and other high‑performance materials
• Background in a startup or fast‑paced R&D environment
• Experience building a technical team from scratch

• Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.
• Our fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment is built on close collaboration, and as such, this role requires full‑time onsite presence (five days a week), with very limited exceptions.

• We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration,…