Principal Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design)

Join Freeform as a Principal Electrical Engineer, where you will be at the forefront of designing and developing custom electronics and compute systems for our AI-native metal 3D printing factory systems. You will tackle complex challenges in high-performance computing, high-speed communications, embedded hardware, motion control, and autonomous robotic systems. As the senior engineer on the team, you will drive technical direction, electrical architecture, product requirements, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, debugging, documentation, productization, manufacturing, and testing. You will also act as a technical lead, driving schedule and ensuring a continuous rate of innovation.

• Conception, design, and development of custom electronics and compute systems for AI-native metal 3D printing factory systems.
• Leading technical direction, electrical architecture, product requirements, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, productization, manufacturing, and testing.
• Acting as a technical lead, driving schedule and ensuring a continuous rate of innovation in the design and development process.
• The ideal candidate is capable of running projects from cradle to grave, acting as a technical lead, and has the ability to work effectively with other engineering disciplines
• 3D printing experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving hard problems and creating amazing technology!
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering discipline
• Experience operating as a technical lead and system owner, responsible for architectural decisions, execution quality, and technical accountability across the full lifecycle
• 15+ years of professional experience designing and delivering complex electrical hardware
• Broad electrical engineering background; well versed in electrical engineering fundamentals and comfortable taking a first-principles approach to solving problems
• Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in electrical engineering
• Experience with heterogeneous compute environments, including FPGA, GPU, and mixed architecture systems, with the ability to make thoughtful tradeoffs across performance, latency, and system complexity
• Experience with sensors, high speed cameras/imaging systems, and similar physical telemetry systems
• Experience with embedded microcontroller design and firmware
• Experience with high-speed data acquisition systems, high-accuracy motion systems, high-speed scanning systems, optomechanical assemblies, and complex electromechanical systems
• Familiarity with industrial automation technologies and robotics