Global Sourcing Intern (Summer 2027)

Formlabs; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Out-of-Office Plan

On-site parking

Catered on-site lunches

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs in Somerville, MA is seeking a Global Sourcing Intern to join our Global Sourcing Team for Summer 2027. You will help build relationships with suppliers, analyze costs, and support supply chain planning for future product rollouts.

You should have a technical or engineering background and be excited to evaluate suppliers for quality, reliability, and cost. This is a full-time internship with on-site work in Somerville, MA and bi-weekly pay, including on-site perks.

Qualifications

• Have a technical or engineering background.
• Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity.
• Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in-person and remotely.
• Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way.
• Leadership experience and exposure to project management.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing.
• Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience.
• Assist in supply chain planning for future product rollout.
• Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights.

Skills

Engineering background

Supplier outreach

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Engineering student or related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Do you want to change how the world creates?
At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before. We’re a team of hands‑on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.

Your Impact

The components we source from all over the world are essential to the success of our products and company. We must carefully balance our need to lower costs while ensuring high performance, reliability, and abundant supply. You’ll work with our team of engineers to build relationships with suppliers and expand the capabilities of Formlabs to directly improve our products. If you are focused and inspired with a passion for streamlining and optimization, we want you as a Global Sourcing Intern on our Global Sourcing Team.

Internship Term

Summer 2027 (May/June - August)

Commitment

Full-time

Location

Onsite in Somerville, MA

The Job

• Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing
• Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience
• Assist in supply chain planning for future product rollout
• Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights

You

• Have a technical or engineering background
• Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity
• Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in-person and remotely
• Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way
• Leadership experience and exposure to project management

Bonus Skills (Optional)

• Manufacturing and procurement experience
• Advanced use of Microsoft Excel
• Product development experience
• Familiarity with part inspection and corrective action, i.e. Quality Control
• Experience with the manufacturing technologies used to make our printer parts: injection molding, machining, sheet metal stamping, bending, and forming, SMT etc.

Intern Benefits & Perks

• Flexible Out of Office Plan – take time when you need it
• Salaried bi-weekly pay schedule
• Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
• Catered on-site lunches (3x per week), snacks, beverages, & treats
• Cohort-based social and professional development experience for interns
• Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
• And of course… unlimited 3D prints

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

Compensation

Interns at Formlabs are paid on a bi-weekly pay schedule. The pay range for this role will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization. This is a salaried role, so you will always be paid based on the assumed 40 hours per week as a full-time intern. This position does not offer housing or relocation assistance.

The Weekly Pay Range For This Role Is

$1,575—$1,950 USD