Print Process Intern (Summer 2027)

Formlabs Internships; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 59,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Social events

Networking opportunities

Fully-stocked kitchens

Onsite lunches

Unlimited 3D printing

Job summary

Formlabs is seeking an SLS Print Process Intern to push the capabilities of our 3D printing platforms and analyze a multi-disciplinary set of factors affecting performance. The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving and collaboration across disciplines, with a portfolio strongly encouraged for applicants.

The internship runs Summer 2027 (May/June - August) on-site in Somerville, MA, with full-time commitment and daily exposure to cutting-edge materials and processes in a growing team.

Qualifications

• Portfolio strongly encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Push the capabilities of our SLS 3D printing platforms.
• Drive root cause analysis across mechanics, fluids, software, chemistry, optics, electronics, thermodynamics and customer behavior.
• Design efficient experiments to tease out underlying behavior in a complex system of variables.
• Tackle multi-disciplinary problems.
• Develop and commercialize solutions that improve customer print performance.

Skills

SolidWorks

Python

DOE

Problem solving

Job description

At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life.Internships at Formlabsgive students the opportunity to create, build, solve, and discover in every area of our business. Come build your career and build the future of 3D printing. Internship perks include social events, networking opportunities, access to our fully-stocked kitchens and onsite lunches, and unlimited 3D printing!

The Print Optimization Team takes on the challenge of optimizing the intersection of hardware, software, and materials to deliver industry leading print performance. We strive to make our products print parts as quickly, reliably, easily, accurately, and beautifully as possible. We are a collaborative team, with a diverse background, passionate about pushing the boundaries of print performance across our product lines.

As an SLS Print Process Intern, you will be continuously using your problem solving skills to drive improved performance. We are customer focused, and the first step of tackling the problem is understanding what the performance boost we are trying to achieve, and how many customers will benefit. Will customers be able to print parts faster? More reliability? Will they be easier to post-process, or print more accurately?

Internship Term: Summer 2027 (May/June - August)
Commitment: Full-time
Location: Onsite in Somerville, MA
Application Requirements:Portfolio strongly encouraged

The Job:

• Push the capabilities of our SLS 3D printing platforms
• Drive root cause analysis, considering mechanics, fluid dynamics, software, chemistry, optics, electronics, thermodynamics, and customer behavior
• Design efficient experiments that tease out underlying behavior in a complicated system of variables
• Tackle multi-disciplinary problems
• Develop and commercialize solutions that make a real and immediate impact on customer print performance

You:

• Are hands-on and willing to cross discipline boundaries to solve a problem
• Comfortable working with CAD programs (ie SolidWorks)
• Basic computer programming (Python)
• Understand material properties and characterization
• Able to build DOE and custom tests
• Passionate about improving performance of 3D printers
• Flexible Out of Office Plan – take time when you need it
• 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

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:

$1,300 - $1,650 USD

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