Additive Manufacturing Development Engineer (Metal 3D Printing)

Location: On-site in Hawthorne, Los Angeles, CA, five days a week, with very limited exceptions

Salary: $90,000–$140,000 per year, depending on academic level and demonstrated experience.

Company

hirify.global develops AI-native manufacturing systems that integrate software, hardware, and physics to produce industrial-scale parts through autonomous metal additive manufacturing.

What you will do

• Understand printing system capabilities and roadmap, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams to automate high-volume production.
• Lead print production development from DFAM feedback and file preparation through printing, post-processing, and quality control.
• Analyze in-situ data and post-print part quality to drive continuous process and system improvement.
• Define test methods, evaluate solutions, iterate on designs, and provide technical recommendations using first-principles thinking.
• Document application requirements, statements of work, operating procedures, action items, and next steps.
• Work with external customers on technical capabilities and Design for Additive Manufacturing improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering from an ABET-accredited university or college.
• Hands-on design experience through internships, engineering clubs, or similar practical projects.
• Full life-cycle hardware design experience covering calculations, CAD, fabrication, and testing.
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and the ability to solve problems from first principles.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Hawthorne, California.

Nice to have

• Experience with metal 3D printing, DMLS, LPBF, or metal additive manufacturing process development.
• Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and a strong academic record.
• Matlab or similar scripting experience for toolpath generation.
• Mechanical systems design and internal or external customer experience.
• Strong verbal, graphical, and technical communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive, diverse, collaborative, and learning-oriented environment with data-driven decision-making.
• Significant stock option package and opportunity to contribute early at a rapidly growing company.
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus life insurance and traditional and Roth 401(k).
• Relocation assistance, paid vacation, sick leave, company holidays, and generous paid parental leave.
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner, stocked kitchenette, flexible work hours, casual dress, and regular catered team-building events.