3D Print Optimization Engineer

Formlabs•Somerville, MA

About The Position

Formlabs is hiring a 3D Print Optimization Engineer for its Print Optimization Team, which optimizes the intersection of hardware, software, and materials to improve print performance across the company’s SLA and SLS product lines. The role focuses on making printing faster, more reliable, easier, more accurate, and better in overall quality, while considering which improvements will benefit customers. The engineer will investigate complex, multidisciplinary systems, design experiments to reveal underlying behavior, and develop and commercialize solutions that have an immediate impact on customer print performance. The role involves collaboration across engineering disciplines and a customer-focused approach to solving process optimization challenges.

Requirements

Bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in a science or engineering discipline; all disciplines are welcome.
Customer-focused approach.
Strong sense of ownership and attention to detail.
Hands-on approach and willingness to work across disciplines to solve problems.
Ability to work autonomously and learn new skills to meet objectives.

Nice To Haves

Coding experience, ideally in Python.
Experience with computer-aided design (CAD).
Understanding of material properties and characterization.
Participation in the release of a new product.

Responsibilities

Improve the capabilities and print performance of SLA and SLS 3D printing platforms.
Perform root cause analysis across mechanics, fluid dynamics, software, chemistry, optics, electronics, thermodynamics, and customer behavior.
Design efficient experiments to identify underlying behavior in systems with many variables.
Address multidisciplinary problems, working across discipline boundaries as needed.
Develop and commercialize solutions that improve customer print performance.