Senior SLS Materials Scientist: Drive Next-Gen 3D Printing

Formlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Comprehensive healthcare

401K matching

Parental Leave

Sabbatical Leave

Flexible OOO plan

On-site parking

Free 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs is seeking a Senior Materials Scientist to lead research advancing SLS material performance from ideation to production. You will partner with product, hardware, and software teams to optimize formulations for real-world printing systems.

The role demands a strong background in materials science and polymer development, plus hands-on thermo-plastic engineering and a data-driven mindset to drive robust experiments and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience bringing a new material to market from ideation to production.
• Solid understanding of materials science and polymer product development.
• Hands-on thermo-plastic engineering experience.
• Strong data mindset with rigorous experimentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead research to advance SLS material performance toward next-gen solutions.
• Develop methodologies to evaluate material formulations with SLS print systems.
• Collaborate with product, hardware, and software teams to iterate on material performance based on feedback.
• Partner across disciplines to balance chemistry, thermal dynamics, and printing parameters.

Skills

Materials science

Polymer product development

Thermo-plastic engineering

Data-driven experimentation

Experiment design

Autonomy & initiative

Documentation practices

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in a relevant science or engineering field

Tools

3D CAD modeling

Python

Matlab

SQL

Job description

Formlabs is seeking a Senior Materials Scientist to lead research advancing SLS material performance from ideation to production. You will partner with product, hardware, and software teams to optimize formulations for real-world printing systems.

The role demands a strong background in materials science and polymer development, plus hands-on thermo-plastic engineering and a data-driven mindset to drive robust experiments and documentation.