Design Engineer (Semiconductor Machinery Hardware)

DESIGN ENGINEER (SEMICONDUCTOR MACHINERY HARDWARE)

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.

Freeform is hiring a Design Engineer focused on semiconductor hardware to sit at the intersection of advanced part design and additive manufacturing. This is a deeply technical engineering role responsible for rethinking how semiconductor machinery hardware is conceived, designed, and produced. Not just adapting existing parts for a new process, but fundamentally reimagining what's possible when legacy design constraints no longer apply. You will work hands-on with some of the most precise and demanding hardware in the industry, identifying where Freeform's platform unlocks performance regimes, architectures, and geometries that were previously impractical or impossible.

The ideal candidate is a strong mechanical engineer with a deep intuition for part design and an intimate understanding of semiconductor fabrication machinery and equipment. They understand semiconductor hardware at a component and systems level, can independently reason about manufacturability, materials, tolerances, and performance tradeoffs, and are excited by the creative challenge of designing parts from first principles. The core draw of this role is the engineering itself, though this person will also engage directly with some of the most sophisticated semiconductor engineering teams in the industry.

Responsibilities:

• Drive part design and redesign across a broad range of semiconductor fabrication applications, including:

• Wafer handling, robotic end-effectors, and vacuum-compatible armatures
• Thermal management hardware and high-precision cold plates
• Ultra-high vacuum (UHV) chambers and internal components
• Gas delivery manifolds and high-purity fluid systems
• Lithography tool structural components and precision optics mounts
• Pedestals and showerhead assemblies for deposition tools

• Develop a deep understanding of component-level requirements, performance drivers, and system constraints within semiconductor fabrication equipment
• Rethink part design from first principles, identifying where additive manufacturing enables new geometries, consolidated assemblies, improved performance, or reduced cost and lead time
• Develop and evaluate design concepts with a strong command of materials, tolerances, thermal and structural behavior, and production considerations
• Independently answer advanced technical questions related to design tradeoffs, process capabilities, qualification pathways, and production scalability <span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":fals