3D Printing R&D Engineer — Innovate & Improve

Formlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited 3D printing

Equity RSUs

Healthcare cover

401K matching

Parental leave

Flexible time off

Sabbatical

Job summary

Formlabs in Boston is seeking a 3D Printing R&D Engineer to advance the Formlabs printing process across hardware, firmware, and materials.

You will design experiments, analyze data, build test fixtures, and collaborate with mechanical, software, and systems teams to push new printer architectures and improvements.

This role emphasizes curiosity, disciplined experimentation, and turning ideas into reliable hardware and software solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience designing experiments and analyzing data to inform design decisions.
• Ability to design and build test fixtures for experiments.
• Website/portfolio showing current and past projects.
• Understanding of programming and scientific computing (Python or Matlab).
• Familiar with mechanical design, mechatronics, and CAD modeling.

Responsibilities

• Create new 3D printing techniques and validate changes in Galvo control or printer architectures.
• Contribute to investigating new technologies.
• Tackle complex problems across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Perform experiments and use results to inform software/hardware improvements.
• Evaluate printer performance and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with other teams to implement improvements to current products.

Skills

Experiment design

Data analysis

Test fixtures

Python

Matlab

CAD modeling

Mechanical design

Mechatronics

Education

Engineering degree (B.S./M.S./PhD)

Tools

N/A

Job description

Formlabs in Boston is seeking a 3D Printing R&D Engineer to advance the Formlabs printing process across hardware, firmware, and materials.

You will design experiments, analyze data, build test fixtures, and collaborate with mechanical, software, and systems teams to push new printer architectures and improvements.

This role emphasizes curiosity, disciplined experimentation, and turning ideas into reliable hardware and software solutions.