Freeform
Opto-Mechanical Build Engineer
About this role
Freeform seeks a hands-on engineer to develop and scale opto-mechanical systems for advanced metal 3D printing equipment. You'll lead the design, assembly, alignment, and testing of custom optical and mechanical components, working with high-power lasers and precision hardware in a fast-growing deep-tech environment.
What you'll do
- Build, assemble, align, and deploy complex opto-mechanical systems for 3D printing platforms
- Develop scalable procedures for transitioning opto-mechanical builds from prototype to volume production
- Integrate high-power lasers and high-speed cameras with proprietary hardware and software
- Design mechanical solutions that ensure optical precision, repeatability, and GD&T compliance
- Establish precision alignment processes, procedures, and software tools for production use
- Perform optical performance testing and characterization with defined pass criteria
What they're looking for
- Opto-mechanical system design and integration
- Mechanical engineering and CAD
- GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)
- Precision alignment and metrology
- Laser and optical component integration
- Hardware testing and characterization
- Cross-functional collaboration with electrical and software teams
- Manufacturing process development and scaling
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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 your experience with opto-mechanical systems—what's a complex optical and mechanical integration you've personally built or assembled?
- Describe your experience with high-power lasers and/or high-speed cameras. How have you integrated or characterized optical performance in past projects?