Principal Electrical Engineer, Hardware Design

Job overview

Principal Electrical Engineer, Hardware Design is a full-time onsite role in Hawthorne, CA. The posting lists an estimated salary range of $160,000–$400,000 per year, with compensation packages outside the range open for discussion. Freeform develops AI-native manufacturing systems and metal 3D printing factory systems. The engineer leads the design and development of custom electronics and compute systems, owning technical direction and hardware architecture through prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and productization. The role contributes to reliable autonomous systems and works across engineering disciplines.

What you'll do

• Design, develop, and test electronics and compute systems
• lead technical direction, electrical architecture, product requirements, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and testing
• use laboratory equipment and custom instrumentation to debug systems
• model and simulate circuit designs
• lead technical execution and schedule.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

principal electrical engineer

hardware design

hawthorne ca

freeform

$160k–$400k

full-time

onsite

electrical architecture

embedded hardware

high-speed communications

autonomous robotics

metal 3d printing

stock options

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Stock options
• employer-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life insurance
• traditional and Roth 401(k)
• relocation assistance
• paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• paid parental leave
• catered meals
• flexible work hours.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a similar discipline and 15+ years designing and delivering complex electrical hardware; role requires full-time onsite presence five days a week.

About the employer

Freeform is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.