Senior Mechanical Engineer

Join Freeform as a Senior Mechanical Engineer, where you will lead mechanical design efforts, drive innovation, and maximize hardware development speed. You will be responsible for bringing hardware from concept to production, researching and developing complex mechanical components, and performing tests to analyze feasibility and performance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in mechanical systems design and development, a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, and a passion for improving metal 3D printing.

• Lead mechanical design efforts across the company, driving innovation and maximizing hardware development speed.
• Act as a responsible engineer in bringing hardware from concept to production, including research, development, design, and testing.
• Strategize continuous improvement plans to enhance system performance, reliability, and manufacturability.
• To be successful in this role, you must have extensive technical breadth in mechanical engineering concepts as well as specific expertise in architecting, designing, and developing complex mechanical systems, advanced robotics systems, or state-of-the-art industrial automation systems
• The ideal candidate is capable of acting as the technical lead for a complex system with the ability work across 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!
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical systems design and development
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related technical field
• CAD experience, including GD&T and detailed drawing documentation
• Systems-level thinker also able to perform detailed work; has previously delivered complex mechanical systems
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals with extensive hands-on hardware development experience
• 10+ years of experience designing mechanical systems for semiconductor, machining, automation, materials processing, or other related industrial manufacturing or capital equipment applications (e.g. additive manufacturing, semiconductor, robotics, CNC, or biomedical manufacturing equipment design engineering experience)
• Advanced degree in mechanical engineering
• Experience with design of fluid or thermal systems
• Knowledge of motion control and kinematics
• Passion for improving the state of metal 3D printing
• Working knowledge of electromechanical systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills