Electrical Engineer (New Grad December 2026)

About the Role

Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. As an Electrical Engineer at Freeform, you will play an integral role in the design and development of custom electronics that bring advanced metal 3D printing factory systems to life. You’ll work with a talented engineering team on electrical system design, development, and integration efforts across factory systems, with a specific focus on PCB and compute system design. You will use a first-principles approach to solving problems and tackling new areas within electrical engineering. The ideal candidate is capable of running projects from cradle to grave and has the ability to work effectively with other engineering disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics and PCBs.
• Model and simulate circuit designs for analysis and performance.
• Contribute to electrical architecture, product requirements, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, product management, productization, manufacturing, and test.
• 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.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering from an ABET accredited university or college.
• Hands-on electrical experience from internships or engineering clubs such as FSAE, Baja SAE, solar car, rocket club, robotics club, or similar.
• Well-versed in electrical engineering fundamentals and comfortable taking a first-principles approach to solving problems.

Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Advanced degree (Master's, PhD) in electrical engineering.
• Familiarity with industrial automation technologies, robotics, spacecraft avionics, or similar high-performance electromechanical systems.
• Experience with sensors, embedded microcontroller design and firmware, and FPGA hardware and software development.
• Experience with high-speed data acquisition systems, high-accuracy motion systems, high-speed scanning systems, or similar camera/telemetry-based control systems.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and iterating quickly.
• Strong communicator who collaborates across disciplines and proactively seeks support when needed.
• Willing to take ownership of tasks big and small, with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset.
• Strong work ethic with a refuse-to-fail mindset.
• Demonstrated indicators of excellence and/or achieving success against adversity (e.g., top academic performance, leadership in engineering clubs, first-generation college student, or other examples of resilience and achievement).

Location

• Hawthorne, CA

What We Offer

• Inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning, and making deliberate data-driven decisions.
• Unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology.
• 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.
• Compensation
• Estimated salary range: $110,000-$125,000, dependent on academic level (Bachelors, Masters, or PhD) and demonstrated out-of-classroom experience.