Senior SLS Materials Scientist — Shape Next-Gen 3D Printing

Formlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)

401K matching and financial advice

Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)

Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)

Flexible Out of Office Plan

On-site parking

Healthy on-site lunches and beverages

Professional development opportunities

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs in Boston, MA, is hiring a Senior SLS Materials Scientist to build world-class SLS materials from lab exploration through validation and commercialization. You will lead research to push material performance, partnering with product, hardware, and software teams to iterate based on customer feedback.

The role requires experience bringing materials to market and a strong foundation in materials science, polymer development, and thermo-plastic engineering.

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.
• Passionate about testing and troubleshooting, not afraid to test hundreds of times.
• Love to harness data; can design and conduct rigorous experiments to optimize materials.
• Can work autonomously and take initiative to learn new skills to complete an objective.
• Understand the value of good documentation.
• Education: B.S., M.S., or PhD in a relevant science or engineering field.

Responsibilities

• Build world-class SLS materials for 3D printing from initial lab explorations to validation and commercialization.
• Lead research that pushes the boundaries of SLS material performance, turning discoveries into next-gen solutions.
• Partner with product, hardware, and software teams to iterate and improve material performance based on customer feedback.
• Develop methodologies to evaluate material formulations in coordination with SLS print systems —balancing material chemistry, thermal dynamics, and printing parameters.

Skills

Materials science

Polymer product development

Thermo-plastic engineering

Data analysis

Experiment design

Documentation

Autonomy

Programming skills

3D CAD modeling

Education

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

Job description

Formlabs in Boston, MA, is hiring a Senior SLS Materials Scientist to build world-class SLS materials from lab exploration through validation and commercialization. You will lead research to push material performance, partnering with product, hardware, and software teams to iterate based on customer feedback.

The role requires experience bringing materials to market and a strong foundation in materials science, polymer development, and thermo-plastic engineering.