Freeform
Manufacturing Engineer (New Grad Summer 2027)
About this role
Freeform seeks a new graduate manufacturing engineer to support scaling production of high-performance metal 3D printed parts. You'll work on process optimization, CNC machining workflows, and tooling development while bridging R&D and production in an autonomous factory environment.
What you'll do
- Design and implement scalable manufacturing processes for 3D printed hardware parts
- Improve fixturing, test procedures, and post-processing workflows to optimize part flow
- Develop process documentation and standards that enable scaling without hindering iteration
- Build and refine tooling, jigs, and test setups for reliable high-throughput production
- Identify production bottlenecks and collaborate cross-functionally to resolve inefficiencies
- Contribute to CNC machining programming, setup, and multi-axis optimization for post-processing
What they're looking for
- Manufacturing process design
- CNC machining and programming
- Tooling and fixture design
- 3D printing technology (preferred but not required)
- Problem-solving and troubleshooting
- Cross-functional collaboration
- Documentation and process standardization
- Multi-axis operations optimization
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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
- Describe a time you designed or optimized a manufacturing process—what challenges did you face and how did you solve them?
- How would you approach developing a tooling solution for a new part with tight tolerances and high production volume?