SLS Materials Scientist — Innovate Next-Gen 3D Materials

Formlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust equity program (RSUs)

Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Med

401K matching

Parental Leave

Sabbatical Leave

On-site parking

Healthy on-site meals

Professional development opportunities

Equity compensation

Job summary

Formlabs in Boston, MA seeks an SLS Materials Scientist to build world-class materials from lab explorations to commercialization.

You will lead research to push material performance, collaborate with product, hardware, and software teams, and develop evaluation methodologies for formulations under SLS printing. The role emphasizes data-driven testing, autonomy, and strong documentation to advance innovative 3D printing materials.

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.

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

Thermo-plastic engineering

Data analysis

Experiment design

Python

MATLAB

SQL

3D CAD modeling

Autonomy

Documentation

Education

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

Tools

Python

MATLAB

SQL

3D CAD modeling

Job description

Formlabs in Boston, MA seeks an SLS Materials Scientist to build world-class materials from lab explorations to commercialization.

You will lead research to push material performance, collaborate with product, hardware, and software teams, and develop evaluation methodologies for formulations under SLS printing. The role emphasizes data-driven testing, autonomy, and strong documentation to advance innovative 3D printing materials.