Edge Compute and Data Center Architect

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.

In this role, you will architect and build the compute infrastructure and connectivity backbone for a new class of AI-native metal 3D‑printing factories. Each node in the factory integrates dense GPU clusters and generates massive, high-frequency data streams that must be processed in real time on the edge. You will design systems spanning heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU), high‑bandwidth interconnects (e.g., NVLink, Infini Band), and distributed data platforms to support both real‑time control loops and large‑scale data processing.

You will oversee both on‑premises and cloud‑based infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security.

• Architect and scale state‑of‑the‑art edge compute and storage systems for a big‑data infrastructure, enabling Freeform to perform real‑time machine learning on the edge as well as store petabytes of physics‑based data for inference
• Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of on‑premises and cloud‑based infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of IT systems
• Optimize and manage virtualization and containerization technologies
• Design, implement, and manage the company’s networking infrastructure, ensuring robust connectivity, performance optimization, and security across all network layers
• Implement and manage comprehensive security protocols to protect data, systems, and infrastructure. Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments to ensure the highest levels of protection
• Ensure infrastructure is built and scaled with cost and resource efficiency in mind
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations for network security operations such as NIST and ITAR

• 5+ years of enterprise‑level data center engineering experience
• Heterogeneous compute/data center infrastructure experience (CPUs, GPUs, traditional servers and storage)
• Strong knowledge of both on‑premises and cloud‑based infrastructure

• 10+ years of overall industry experience
• Experience with high‑speed data
• Experience with Infini Band or similar high‑bandwidth communication systems
• Experience scaling infrastructure for a startup environment
• Experience developing and implementing edge‑compute capabilities such as data center infrastructure for ground stations, IoT, or similar hardware‑centric operations
• Excellent leadership and team management skills
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making abilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of security protocols and compliance standards, such as NIST 800‑171 and ITAR

• Based in Hawthorne; our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&D, and production together under one roof.

• We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data‑driven decisions
• We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world‑changing technology
• 100 % employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
• Life insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• 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, and regular catered team‑building events

• Salary range: $175,000 – $250,000, commensurate with experience and performance; stock‑option package also included

Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment 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 or ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.