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Manufacturing Engineer

Manufacturing Engineer

CompanyFreeform
LocationWest Athens, CA, USA
Salary$90000 – $120000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or related engineering field
  • Internship or professional experience in manufacturing, or build engineering
  • Experience working with hand tools, machinery, or complex hardware assembly

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with engineers to design and implement scalable manufacturing processes for new hardware and printed parts
  • Support part flow through the factory by improving fixturing, test procedures, and post-processing steps
  • Develop lightweight documentation and process standards to support scaling production without slowing engineering iteration
  • Build and iterate on tooling, jigs, and test setups to support reliable, high-throughput production
  • Help identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies in how parts, materials, and data move through the factory, and work with cross-functional teams to improve them
  • Support early production of high-performance printed parts, helping bridge the gap between R&D and high-rate manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications

  • 2+ years of experience in a hands-on manufacturing or production engineering role
  • Experience with metal additive manufacturing or precision post-processing
  • Exposure to fixturing, DFM, or process validation
  • Experience scaling early-stage R&D into production
  • Familiarity with MRP/ERP tools and lightweight production tracking systems
  • Familiarity with manufacturing process development in a fast-paced hardware environment
  • Ability to translate high-level engineering goals into practical factory processes