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Opto-Mechanical Build Engineer

Freeform· Opto-Mechanical Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$90k - $200kFull-time on-sitePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems integrating software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts. The role leads development and deployment of custom opto-mechanical systems for advanced metal 3D printing, establishing scalable in-house build processes and owning hardware development, testing, and implementation.

Responsibilities

  • Build, assemble, align, and deploy complex opto-mechanical systems.
  • Develop procedures for scaling in-house opto-mechanical build processes from prototype to volume production.
  • Integrate high power lasers and high-speed camera solutions.
  • Design mechanical solutions to integrate optical design with precision and repeatability.
  • Create drawings specifically to opto-mechanical GD&T standards.
  • Establish and own the precision alignment process including method, procedure, and software used.
  • Perform test and characterization of optical performance including process, equipment selection, and passing criteria.
  • Work closely with process engineering team to solve physics-based interdependencies.
  • Work closely with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to develop a robust and scalable system architecture.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Optics/Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or Physics, and 2 years of hands-on professional experience; or a Master’s degree in one of these disciplines and at least one hands-on opto-mechanical internship.
  • Hands-on experience with opto-mechanical systems (build, assembly, alignment, etc.).
  • CAD experience, including GD&T and detailed drawing documentation as it relates to opto-mechanics.
  • Strong mechanical engineering and physics fundamentals.

Skills

Required:Opto-mechanical system developmentGD&T and detailed drawing documentation

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
Last updated Aug 13, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Engineered for simplicity, speed and scale.

Creative manufacturing company specializing in AI-native manufacturing systems with origins linked to SpaceX engineers.

ManufacturingAIMetal 3D PrintingAutomationIndustrial
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