Edge Compute and Data Center Architect

EDGE COMPUTE AND DATA CENTER ARCHITECT

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.

In this role, you will

• architect and build the compute infrastructure and
• connectivity backbone for a new class of AI-native metal 3D printing factories.
• Each node in the factory integrates dense GPU clusters and generates massive,
• high-frequency data streams that must be processed in real time on the edge. You
• will design systems spanning heterogeneous compute (CPU/GPU), high-bandwidth
• interconnects (e.g., NVLink, InfiniBand), and distributed data platforms to
• support both real-time control loops and large-scale data processing. You will
• oversee both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure, ensuring high
• availability, scalability, and security. This is a unique opportunity to build
• advanced compute systems and scale them from a single deployment into a globally
• distributed platform.

Responsibilities

• * Architect and scale state-of-the-art edge compute and storage systems for a
• big-data infrastructure, enabling Freeform to perform real-time machine
• learning on the edge as well as store petabytes of physics-based data for
• inference
• * Lead the design, deployment, and maintenance of on-premises and cloud-based
• infrastructure, ensuring high availability, scalability, and security of IT
• systems
• * Optimize and manage virtualization and containerization technologies
• * Design, implement, and manage the company's networking infrastructure,
• ensuring robust connectivity, performance optimization, and security across
• all network layers
• * Implement and manage comprehensive security protocols to protect data,
• systems, and infrastructure. Conduct regular security audits and
• vulnerability assessments to ensure the highest levels of protection
• * Ensure infrastructure is built and scaled with cost and resource efficiency
• in mind
• * Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations for network
• security operations such as NIST and ITAR
• Basic

Qualifications

• * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or network
• engineering
• * 5+ years of enterprise level data center engineering experience
• * Heterogenous compute/data center infrastructure experience (CPUs, GPUs,
• traditional servers and storage)
• * Strong knowledge of both on-premises and cloud-based infrastructure

Nice to Have

• * 10+ years of overall industry experience
• * Experience with high-speed data
• * Experience with Infiniband or similar high-bandwidth communication systems
• * Experience scaling infrastructure for a startup environment
• * Experience developing and implementing edge-compute capabilities such as data
• center infrastructure for ground stations, IoT, or similar hardware-centric
• operations
• * Excellent leadership and team management skills
• * Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• * Understanding of security protocols and compliance standards, such as NIST
• 800-171 and ITAR
• Location:
• * Based in Hawthorne, our vertically integrated facility brings technology
• development, R&D, and production together under one roof. We operate at the
• center of LA’s deep tech ecosystem, surrounded by some of the most ambitious
• hardware innovation happening anywhere in the country.
• * Our fast-paced, cross-functional environment is built on close collaboration,
• and as such, this role requires full-time onsite presence (five days a week),
• with very limited exceptions.
• Why Freeform?
• * We have an inclusive and diverse culture that values collaboration, learning,
• and making deliberate data-driven decisions
• * We offer a unique opportunity to be an early and integral member of a rapidly
• growing company that is scaling a world-changing technology
• * Benefits
• * Significant stock option packages
• * 100% employer-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (premium PPO and
• HMO options)
• * Life insurance
• * Traditional and Roth 401(k)
• * Paid vacation, sick leave, and company holidays
• * Generous Paid Parental Leave and extended transition back to work for the
• birthing parent
• * Free daily catered lunch and dinner, and fully stocked kitchenette
• * Casual dress, flexible work hours, and regular catered team building
• events
• * Compensation
• * As an early-stage startup, the salary range is intentionally wide as
• we determine the most appropriate package for each individual taking into
• consideration years of experience, educational background, and unique
• skills and abilities as demonstrated throughout the interview process. Our
• intent is to offer a salary that is commensurate for the company’s current
• stage of development and allows the employee to grow and develop within a
• role.
• * Freeform is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity; employment
• with Freeform is governed on the basis of merit, competence and
• qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color,
• religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability
• status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or
• physical disability or any other legally protected status.