Senior Systems Print Engineer

Markforged; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 107,182 - 145,012; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual cash bonus

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

A leading manufacturing technology company in Waltham, MA, is seeking a Systems Print Engineer. The role requires 5+ years of experience in mechanical and materials engineering, focusing on validating and optimizing 3D printing systems. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, hands-on hardware debugging skills, and experience in data analysis and experimental design. Join this collaborative environment that prioritizes innovation and quality in product development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in relevant engineering fields.
• Hands-on experience with hardware debugging.
• Experience with data analysis and experimental design.

Responsibilities

• Develop processes and validate new print system hardware.
• Design experiments and build tooling for root cause analysis.
• Define and validate technical success metrics for print quality.
• Lead root cause analysis for print failures.
• Collaborate with teams to optimize print performance.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Materials engineering

Data analysis

Python scripting

CAD familiarity

Debugging hardware

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

Job description

Markforged (NYSE: MKFG) is leading the digital transformation of manufacturing by revolutionizing how engineers and manufacturers create and innovate. Our unique platform combines software, advanced materials (including cutting‑edge metal and composite technologies), and industrial 3D printers to deliver strong, functional parts for various industries. We empower customers to overcome supply chain complexities, reduce costs, and accelerate innovation by producing high‑performance tools, fixtures, prototypes, and end‑use parts in‑house.

The Systems Print Engineers at Markforged are multidisciplinary engineers that implement processes, testing, and tooling to solve the intrinsically hard problems of building easy‑to‑use and “just‑press‑print” 3D printers. We are the glue that pulls together the traditional engineering disciplines to make the printing process reliable and perform exceptionally.

As a Systems Print Engineer, you will become a system‑level expert with our printing technology. You will apply 1st principles and multi‑disciplinary engineering to the printing process that discovers & delivers success metrics to achieve maximum printing performance. You will be required to build strong cross‑disciplinary relationships as you work together with other engineering teams to deliver results. You will spend most of your time working in the printer labs to be hands‑on with implementing & facilitating development projects.

What you will own:

• Develop process and be hands‑on with the validation of new print system hardware, new printing materials, and new printer features to ensure we ship high quality products
• Design experiments & build tooling that apply to the printer systems to facilitate root cause analysis, validate system functionality, and identify new areas for improvement.
• Responsible for defining & validating technical success metrics around print quality & product performance based on product requirements (e.g. part dimensional accuracy, surface quality, mechanical properties, etc.).
• Lead root cause analysis to debug print failures internally and from the customer field, as well as work with other teams to implement fixes
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to build the knowledge required to be a printer expert, and act as the key stakeholder for print system functional requirements to meet print performance success metrics. For example:
  • Work with our slicer software team to design new print settings, then build & execute test plans to tune the settings to optimize for print performance
  • Assist our hardware teams in the design of new print system hardware by providing expertise in system functional requirements, then build & execute test plans that validate the print performance of new hardware

What you have:

• 5+ years experience in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, systems engineering, or other relevant area
• Bachelors in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Passion for understanding why things don’t work!
• Hands‑on experience debugging hardware
• Experience in data analysis and experimental design
• Familiarity with CAD
• Familiarity with scripting in Python for data analysis
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent team player; comfortable working in a fast‑paced, dynamic, multidisciplinary team

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $107,182 - $145,012. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed and the applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other components may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Why Markforged?

We are reinventing manufacturing so that engineers can build anything they imagine.

We are one team that wins together!

You will be engaging every day with passionate and dedicated individuals in a collaborative environment working towards making best‑in‑class products.

Markforged is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.