Freeform
Additive Engineer (New Grad Summer 2027)
About this role
Freeform seeks a new graduate mechanical or aerospace engineer to advance metal 3D printing technology by managing projects from design through production, including DFAM recommendations, print file preparation, and quality analysis. You'll collaborate across mechanical, electrical, and software teams to drive automation and manufacturing improvements while interfacing with major industrial customers.
What you'll do
- Understand printing system capabilities and collaborate with internal teams to automate high-volume production processes
- Drive complete print production development including DFAM feedback, file preparation, printing, post-processing, and quality control
- Analyze in situ data and post-print part quality to identify continuous improvement opportunities
- Apply first principles thinking to define test methods, evaluate solutions, and provide technical recommendations
- Document application requirements, statements of work, standard operating procedures, and action items for team alignment
- Interface with external customers to communicate technical capabilities and improve their design for additive manufacturing practices
What they're looking for
- Mechanical and aerospace engineering fundamentals
- CAD design and modeling
- Hardware design and fabrication experience
- First principles problem-solving approach
- Design for Additive Manufacturing (DFAM)
- Technical documentation and communication
- Quality analysis and testing methodologies
- Cross-functional collaboration
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Freeform
Freeform builds autonomous metal 3D printing factories powered by AI-native manufacturing systems, creating integrated platforms that handle production-scale operations with advanced controls and physics-based optimization. The company is hiring embedded software engineers, full-stack software engineers, simulation engineers, and process engineers to develop the core software, hardware systems, and manufacturing processes enabling automated metal additive manufacturing at scale.
View all jobs at FreeformLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a hardware design project where you took a component from concept through fabrication and testing—what challenges did you face?
- How would you approach learning about metal 3D printing systems and manufacturing processes given you may not have prior additive experience?