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MANUFACTURING ENGINEER 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 a Manufacturing Engineer at Freeform, you will take on one of the defining engineering challenges in advanced manufacturing: scaling the post-processing of complex metal additive parts from early-stage operations to true production volume. The gap between "it works" and "it works at scale, repeatably, and economically" is where this role lives.   Freeform has built what others are still trying to figure out - a fully autonomous, software-defined metal parts factory - and post-processing is the critical path to getting there. You'll be architecting systems and processes capable of handling extraordinary part complexity, material diversity, and production throughput simultaneously, while maintaining the agility that lets our R&D engine keep pushing the frontier.   This is a greenfield engineering problem at massive scale, not an optimization exercise. You'll need to think in systems, move fast without creating brittleness, and make pragmatic tradeoffs that compound in the right direction over time. The work will touch every function in the company and your decisions will directly shape what Freeform can build, for whom, and how fast.   If you've thrived in high-velocity hardware environments where the processes didn't exist yet and the stakes were real, this role was built for you.   Responsibilities:     Work closely with engineers to design and implement scalable manufacturing processes for new hardware and printed parts   Support part flow through the factory by improving fixturing, test procedures, and post-processing steps   Develop lightweight documentation and process standards to support scaling production without slowing engineering iteration   Build and iterate on tooling, jigs, and test setups to support reliable, high-throughput production   Help identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in how parts, materials, and data move through the factory, and work with cross-functional teams to improve them   Support early production of high-performance printed parts, helping bridge the gap between R&D and high-rate manufacturing   Basic Qualifications:     Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or related engineering field   Internship or professional experience in manufacturing, development engineering, or build engineering    Experience working with hand tools, machinery, or complex hardware assembly   Nice to Have:     2+ years of experience in a hands-on manufacturing or production engineering role   Experience with manufacturing process development in a fast-paced hardware environment    Understanding of GD&T and/or how to read drawings   Experience with metal additive manufacturing or precision post-processing   Exposure to fixturing, DFM, or process validation     Familiarity with MRP/ERP tools and production tracking systems   Ability to translate high-level engineering goals into practical factory processes Location:   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.   What We Offer: