Freeform

Manufacturing

SoftwareEngineer(Embedded)

$95–135k ~AI est. El Segundo, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid candidates.

The Brief

“Software Engineer (Embedded) at Freeform. Skills: Embedded software, Hardware control, Data acquisition, High-speed compute. Contribute to architecture. Design machine instruction interface”

Industry & Context.

Manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Solve hard problems; First-principles reasoning

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelors in computer science, 2+ years of professional experience, C/C++ experience, Real-time embedded system design, Linux OS experience

Nice to Have

High-performance compute environment experience, PCIe driver development experience, Rust experience, High-speed data acquisition experience, Real-time closed-loop-control systems experience, OS coding techniques knowledge, IP protocols knowledge, Interfaces knowledge, Hardware subsystems knowledge, Software for industrial automation systems experience, Robotics experience, Creative thinker, First-principles reasoning ability

What You'll Do.

Contribute to architecture

Design machine instruction interface

Develop computer vision software

Integrate control algorithms

Develop data acquisition software

Create software for process data

Develop production automation solutions

Deploy functional software

Maintain software documentation

Maintain system documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Engineering team

Communication Scope

Verbal communication; Written communication

Full Job Description

SOFTWARE ENGINEER (EMBEDDED) 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. As an Embedded Software Engineer at Freeform, you will be responsible for contributing to the architecture of 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. 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! Responsibilities: Contribute to the architecture of state-of-the art software for an advanced production-scale metal 3D printing system Design and develop the machine instruction interface to the metal 3D printing system hardware 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 Work with process and control engineers to integrate control algorithms into production software Work with FPGA developers to develop high-speed data acquisition software Create software for collection and analysis of process data Develop software required to implement production automation solutions Develop, unit test, and

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