FPGA Engineer

FPGA ENGINEER (NEW GRAD SUMMER 2027)

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.  

As an FPGA Engineer at Freeform, you will play a key role in developing and deploying the 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 including controls, high-speed data acquisition, high-performance computing (GPU’s and FPGA’s), and geometry processing pipelines that enable precise and fully automated manufacturing at scale. Your work will directly impact the performance, reliability, and scalability of our factory systems. The ideal candidate thrives in ambiguity, takes initiative on complex technical problems, and works collaboratively across disciplines to deliver robust, high-performance software solutions. This is an opportunity to build foundational systems for a new category of manufacturing technology - where your code doesn’t just run, it drives physical innovation. 

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! 

Responsibilities:  

• Developing new logic components for use on FPGAs 
• Implementing custom algorithms on FPGAs for signal processing 
• Implementing custom controllers on FPGAs 
• Working with other software engineers to develop embedded Linux applications to interface with FPGA logic components 
• Packaging and using IP components in FPGA block diagram design 
• Working both on development boards and in a production environment 

Basic Qualifications:  

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or computer science  
• Hands on electrical experience from internships or engineering clubs such as FSAE, Baja SAE, solar car, rocket club, robotics club, or similar 
• Experience developing in VHDL or Verilog 

Nice to Have:  

• Experience with Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC 
• Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado/Vitis toolchain development environment 
• Experience with embedded software development including embedded Linux and System on Chip (SoC)-based architectures