SLS Materials Scientist: Innovate 3D Printing Materials

Formlabs; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity RSUs

Medical, Dental, Vision

401K matching

Job summary

Formlabs in Boston, MA is seeking an SLS Materials Scientist to lead the development of world-class SLS materials for 3D printing, from initial lab explorations through validation and commercialization.

You will partner with product, hardware, and software teams to iterate material performance based on customer feedback, balancing chemistry, thermal dynamics, and printing parameters to drive next‑gen solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience bringing a new material to market from ideation to production.
• Solid understanding of the fundamentals of materials science and polymer product development.
• Hands-on experience in thermo-plastic engineering.
• 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.
• Familiarity with 3D CAD modeling and programming languages (Python/ Matlab/ SQL) is a plus.

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 development

Thermo-plastic engineering

Data analysis

Experiment design

Autonomy

Documentation

3D CAD modeling

Programming

Education

B.S./M.S./PhD in a relevant science or engineering field

Tools

Python

Matlab

SQL

Job description

Formlabs in Boston, MA is seeking an SLS Materials Scientist to lead the development of world-class SLS materials for 3D printing, from initial lab explorations through validation and commercialization.

You will partner with product, hardware, and software teams to iterate material performance based on customer feedback, balancing chemistry, thermal dynamics, and printing parameters to drive next‑gen solutions.