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freeformfuturecorp · Los Angeles, CA · El Segundo, California, United States
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<h2><span style="font-size: 14pt;">HEAD OF <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210686685 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">TURBOMACHINERY</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW210686685 BCX0" data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1"> TECHNOLOGY </span></span></h2> <p><span data-contrast="auto">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><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As Head of Turbomachinery Technology, you will build and lead a new engineering division at Freeform. You will set the technical direction for rotating machinery designed around what metal 3D printing makes possible: integrated geometries, fewer parts, and performance that casting and machining cannot reach. You will take new architectures from first-principles analysis through hardware test, working alongside the teams that build our printing technology.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">We’re looking for a hands-on turbomachinery expert who has taken hardware from concept to test stand and wants to define the next generation of the field. This is a founding leadership role with direct access to senior leadership and room to grow the division.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sXfG6ssZ190" width="560" height="315"></iframe></p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Establish and lead the turbomachinery division, including technical strategy, roadmap, team structure, and hiring</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead aerodynamic and thermo-mechanical design of compressors, turbines, and pumps built for additive manufacturing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Define the design rules, analysis methods, and validation approach for rotating hardware produced on Freeform’s platform</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Direct rotordynamics, structural, and life analysis, including fatigue, creep, and vibration</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Plan and run component and rig testing, and correlate results with CFD and FEA models</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work with materials, process, simulation, controls, and manufacturing engineers to feed what you learn back into our printing technology</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own schedule, budget, and technical risk for division programs</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of turbomachinery engineers</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Basic Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Establish and lead the turbomachinery division, including technical strategy, roadmap, team structure, and hiring</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead aerodynamic and thermo-mechanical design of compressors, turbines, and pumps built for additive manufacturing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Define the design rules, analysis methods, and validation approach for rotating hardware produced on Freeform’s platform</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Direct rotordynamics, structural, and life analysis, including fatigue, creep, and vibration</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Plan and run component and rig testing, and correlate results with CFD and FEA models</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Work with materials, process, simulation, controls, and manufacturing engineers to feed what you learn back into our printing technology</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Own schedule, budget, and technical risk for division programs</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Recruit, mentor, and develop a team of turbomachinery engineers</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Master’s or PhD in a relevant field</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> </span></li> <li><span d

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