Senior Embedded Software Engineer (Manufacturing Systems)

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<h2 id="Senior-Software-Engineer" data-renderer-start-pos="20331"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">SENIOR EMBEDDED SOFTWARE ENGINEER (MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS)</span></h2> <p class="x_MsoNormal"><span data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Freeform builds AI-native manufacturing systems that unify software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts at the speed of human ideation. By treating manufacturing as a single integrated system, we unlock a new era of innovation where complex hardware is designed, built, and scaled without limits.</span></p> <p>As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer at Freeform, you will be responsible for architecting and implementing critical embedded software systems that enable our advanced metal 3D printing factories to operate fully autonomously at high speeds with precision. This entails developing elegant software solutions for hardware control, high speed data acquisition, and custom high performance compute systems. Your software will effectively act as the nervous system of our fully automated metal printing factories. As a crucial member of the engineering team you will be responsible for driving the pace of innovation, maximizing development speed, and maintaining a standard of excellence within the entire engineering team.</p> <p>3D printing experience is not required to be successful here - rather we look for smart, motivated, collaborative engineers who love solving hard problems and creating amazing technology!</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="21026"><iframe style="width: 560px; height: 315px;" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sXfG6ssZ190?feature=shared" width="327" height="184"></iframe></p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="21618"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-renderer-start-pos="21639">Architect state-of-the-art software for an advanced production-scale metal 3D printing system</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="21737">Design and develop the machine instruction interface to the metal 3D printing system hardware</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="21835">Develop software to enable the computer vision system, monitor sensor data, perform calibrations, log quality data, and keep track of the health of the printing system over its lifetime</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="21990">Work with process and control engineers to integrate control algorithms into production software</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22091">Work with FPGA developers to develop high-speed data acquisition software</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22169">Create software for collection and analysis of process data</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22233">Develop software required to implement production automation solutions</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22308">Develop, unit test, and deploy functional, scalable, robust, and maintainable software</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22399">Generate and maintain documentation of designed software and integrated systems</li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="22553"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22578">5+ years of experience in software development using C/C++ and/or Rust</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22662">Experience in real-time embedded system design with Linux OS</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="22768">Experience in object-oriented programming and design</li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="23046"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Nice to Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in computer science, applied mathematics, engineering, or related field</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23078">Experience working in a high performance compute environment (FPGAs or GPUs)</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23078">Experience with PCIe driver development and troubleshooting</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23155">Experience with high speed data acquisition and real time closed-loop-control systems</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23245">Excellent knowledge of OS coding techniques, IP protocols, interfaces, and hardware subsystems</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23344">Experience writing software for industrial automation systems, robotics, or related hardware</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23722">Creative thinker able to apply first-principles reasoning to solve complex problems</li> <li data-renderer-start-pos="23809">Excellent verbal and written communication skills</li> </ul> <p><strong>Location:</strong></p> <ul> <li> <p>Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology development, R&amp;D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.</p> <span data-teams="true"><span id="message-body-1771454273221" class="fui-ChatMessage__body r7802u9 ___vfhe6q0 f10pi13n ftqa4ok f2hkw1w f8hki3x f1d2448m f1bjia2o ffh67wi f1j6vpng f1pniga2 f987i1v f1ffjurs f15bsgw9 f14e48fq f18yb2kv fd6o370 ffwy5si f3znvyf f57olzd f4stah7 f480a47 fs1por5 fk6fouc figsok6 fkhj508 f19n0e5 f9ijwd5 ffzz00n f1ozlkrg f1o0qvyv f9ggezi f1xp5gbu f150uoa4 ffyari3 f16xq7d1 fo7qwa0 fxowb0n f11ghf3q f13aoclr flypziy f10kwr27 fquw1qa fftr39l f13lathq f15hsm81 f2ss68y ffb60jq f8nuap2 f13nk4fk f7jacry fq08z5q fd9af6s fr74w9q fcl9uv6 f13sm7pj f1u6qqly f16wpxbl faim3u9 f6cs3qo fa2w2z3 fd39nx6 f10gn8j9 frcqmxy f1w9ws4k f1ddxkqj fd10euv fvuz61 f1nbc6gw"><span id="content-1771454273221" class="fui-Primitive ___11tzqds f1oy3dpc f89hs3r fqtknz5 fyvcxda"></span></span></span></li> <li> <p>Our fast-paced, cross-functional environment is built on close collaboration, and as such, this role requires full-time onsite presence (five days a week), with very limited exceptions.</p> <span data-teams="true"><span id="content-1776896507672" class="fui-Primitive ___11tzqds f1oy3dpc f89hs3r fqtknz5 fyvcxda"></span></span></li> </ul> <p><strong>What We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>We have a