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Principal Electrical Engineer (Hardware Design)

Freeform· Electrical Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$250k - $400kPosted 3mo ago

About the role

Principal Electrical Engineer at Freeform responsible for design and development of custom electronics and compute systems for AI-native metal 3D printing factory systems, leading electrical architecture, component selection, prototyping, bring-up, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Responsibilities

  • Rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics and compute systems that enable complex autonomous systems to perform reliability, repeatedly, and scalable
  • Serve as the senior engineer on the team, driving technical direction, electrical architecture, product requirements, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, productization, manufacturing, and testing
  • Challenge assumptions and learn new design approaches
  • Drive component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test
  • Hands-on debugging of the unexpected via the use of laboratory test equipment, custom instrumentation, and testing setups
  • Model and simulate circuit designs for analysis and performance
  • Act as a technical lead, driving schedule and ensuring a continuous rate of innovation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering discipline
  • 15+ years of professional experience designing and delivering complex electrical hardware
  • Broad electrical engineering background; well versed in electrical engineering fundamentals and comfortable taking a first-principles approach to solving problems
  • Experience operating as a technical lead and system owner, responsible for architectural decisions, execution quality, and technical accountability across the full lifecycle

Skills

Required:First-principles problem solvingTechnical leadershipSchematic capture and PCB design

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 Oct 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Creative manufacturing company specializing in AI-native manufacturing systems with origins linked to SpaceX engineers.

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