3D Print Optimization Engineer

Formlabs • Somerville, MA

93d

About The Position

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world. The Print Optimization Team takes on the challenge of optimizing the intersection of hardware, software, and materials to deliver industry leading print performance. We strive to make our SLA & SLS product line print parts as quickly, reliably, easily, accurately, and beautifully as possible. We are a collaborative team, with a diverse background, passionate about pushing the boundaries of print performance across our product lines. As a 3D Print Optimization Engineer you will be continuously using your problem solving skills to drive improved performance. We are customer focused, and the first step of tackling the problem is understanding what the performance boost we are trying to achieve, and how many customers will benefit. Will customers be able to print parts faster? More reliability? Will they be easier to post-process, or print more accurately? If you're excited about process optimization, solving multi-disciplinary challenges, and bringing to market the best print performance possible, we want you as a 3D Print Optimization Engineer!

Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or PhD in any science/engineering discipline (all are welcome)
• Strong sense of ownership with great attention to detail
• Hands-on and willing to cross discipline boundaries to solve a problem
• Ability to work autonomously and learn new skills to tackle objectives

Nice To Haves

• Coding experience, ideally python
• Experienced in computer-aided design (CAD)
• Understand material properties and characterization
• Participated in the release of a new product

Responsibilities

• Push the capabilities of our SLA & SLS 3D printing platforms
• Drive root cause analysis, considering mechanics, fluid dynamics, software, chemistry, optics, electronics, thermodynamics, and customer behavior
• Design efficient experiments that tease out underlying behavior in a complicated system of variables
• Tackle multi-disciplinary problems
• Develop and commercialize solutions that make a real and immediate impact on customer print performance

Benefits

• Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• Low cost fund options in our 401K and access to advisors
• Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
• Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
• Flexible Out of Office Plan - Take time when you need it
• Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
• Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
• Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
• Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
• Unlimited 3D prints

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Machinery Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree