Junior 3D Printing R&D Engineer - Unlimited Prototyping

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

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Healthcare coverage (medical, dental,

401K matching

Sabbatical after tenure

Free on-site lunch & snacks

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Formlabs is seeking a 3D Printing R&D Engineer to join its growing R&D team in Boston. You will help develop and validate new printing techniques, architectures, and control strategies across mechanical, software, and hardware domains.

The role emphasizes experiment design, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve current printers and explore new technologies.

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or PhD in an engineering field (all are welcome).
• Understand programming and scientific computing, ideally Python or Matlab.
• Familiar with mechanical design, mechatronics, and CAD modeling.
• A website or portfolio document showing off your current and past projects.
• Have experience with experiment design and data analysis to inform design decisions.
• Able to design and build test fixtures for experiments.
• Questions assumptions and are willing to back it up with data.

Responsibilities

• Create new 3D printing techniques - from developing new printer architectures to validating minute changes in Galvo control.
• Opportunity to contribute to investigating new technologies.
• Tackle complex and open-ended problems across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Perform experiments and use the results to inform and develop improvements in software or hardware.
• Evaluate current printer performance for areas for improvement.
• Partner with other engineering teams to implement improvements to current products.

Skills

Experiment design

Data analysis

Test fixture design

Programming (Python/ Matlab)

Portfolio/website

Education

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

Tools

CAD modeling

Job description

Formlabs is seeking a 3D Printing R&D Engineer to join its growing R&D team in Boston. You will help develop and validate new printing techniques, architectures, and control strategies across mechanical, software, and hardware domains.

The role emphasizes experiment design, data-driven decision making, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to improve current printers and explore new technologies.