FreeForm · 4 weeks ago
Materials Engineer (Metal 3D Printing)
Los Angeles, CA, US
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yr
2+ years expFreeform is deploying software-defined, autonomous metal 3D printing factories around the world, bringing the scalability of software to physical production. As a Senior Materials Engineer, you will establish the company's materials and processing infrastructure for advanced metal 3D printing technology, owning materials engineering efforts from testing to strategic improvements.
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Responsibilities
Establish Freeform's M&P best practices, and materials testing 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 M&P procedures to take human out of the loop
Strategize continuous improvement plans to enhance system performance, reliability, and scalability
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, or Mechanical Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of hands-on professional experience in metals characterization, processing, or design; or a PhD in one of these disciplines
Experience developing and optimizing metallurgical sample preparation techniques such as cutting, grinding, polishing, acid etching, and optical microscopy
Preferred
5+ years of materials engineering experience
Experience with development of new alloys
Experience with metal additive manufacturing highly preferred
Experience with laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) processes
Experience in process development
Experience operating complex materials equipment (SEM, Instron, etc.)
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
Benefits
Significant stock option packages
100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and HMO options)
Life insurance
Traditional and Roth 401(k)
Relocation assistance provided
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
Company
FreeForm
FreeForm is a media production company offering film production and campaign strategy services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageRecent News
2025-10-25
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