Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)

Freeform•Los Angeles, CA

8d•$38•Onsite

About The Position

Freeform is deploying software-defined, autonomous metal 3D printing factories around the world, bringing the scalability of software to physical production. Our proprietary technology stack leverages advanced sensing, real-time controls, and data-driven learning to produce digitally verified, flawless parts at unprecedented speed and cost. Our mission is to make the transformative power of 3D printing available to all industries at scale and unlock the future of innovation. As a Software Engineering Intern at Freeform, you’ll help build the core software systems that power our autonomous metal 3D printing factories. You’ll work with a talented engineering team from some of the world’s most innovative companies across a range of projects to develop and maintain mission-critical infrastructure - including controls, high speed data acquisition, and geometry processing pipelines - that enable high-speed, high-quality, and fully automated production. This is a hands-on role where you’ll contribute to real-world solutions that bridge software and hardware, and gain exposure to a fast-paced, multidisciplinary engineering environment. You’ll be encouraged to take a first-principles approach to problem solving, explore new technical domains, and collaborate across teams to help bring complex systems to life. 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!

Requirements

Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering from an ABET accredited university or college
Internship or engineering club experience such as FSAE, Baja SAE, solar car, rocket club, robotics club, or similar programming with C/C++

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in computer science, computer engineering, or electrical engineering
Experience interfacing with microcontrollers, FPGA, or GPU computing hardware
Experience developing embedded or real-time software systems
Experience writing software for industrial automation systems, robotics, or related hardware
Experience working in a Linux environment
Comfortable working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and iterating quickly (comfortable building the plane as we fly it)
Strong communicator who collaborates across disciplines and proactively seeks support when needed
Willing to take ownership of tasks big and small, with a hands-on, problem-solving mindset
Strong work ethic with a refuse-to-fail mindset
Demonstrated indicators of excellence and/or achieving success against adversity (i.e. top academic performance, leadership in engineering clubs, first-generation college student, or other examples of resilience and achievement)

Responsibilities

Support the design and development of software for advanced, production-scale metal 3D printing systems
Collaborate with process, control, and mechanical engineers to help integrate control algorithms into production software
Assist in improving and scaling high-rate data acquisition, storage, and retrieval systems
Contribute to the development of the software pipeline that converts customer part geometries into machine-ready print instructions