Hardware R&D Engineering Intern (Summer 2027)
About The Position
Formlabs is hiring a full-time, onsite Hardware R&D Engineering Intern for Summer 2027, based in Somerville, Massachusetts. The Platform Technology team includes mechanical, systems, and software engineers who develop and maintain the Formlabs printing process and collaborate with engineering teams on next-generation printers and materials. The team applies engineering, physics, and experimentation to improve printing performance and produce accurate parts. The intern will design, build, and innovate 3D-printing techniques, contribute to improvements in current products, evaluate printer performance, and use experiments to guide software or hardware improvements. The work involves complex, open-ended problems across multiple engineering disciplines. Applicants must provide a portfolio of previous engineering work or projects. The internship runs from May or June through August 2027. Interns are paid biweekly, with a weekly pay range of $1,575–$1,950 USD. The position does not offer housing or relocation assistance.
Requirements
- Provide a portfolio of previous engineering work or projects.
- Be willing to question assumptions and support conclusions with data.
- Be able to work autonomously to research.
- Have experience with experiment design and data analysis.
- Understand programming and scientific computing.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Python or Matlab.
- Familiarity with mechanical design, mechatronics, CAD modeling, and hands-on prototyping.
- Previous work on a consumer product.
- Experience developing physics-based models of complex systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and develop new 3D-printing techniques, including printer architectures and galvo-control changes.
- Work across teams to implement improvements to current products, such as redesigning support-structure algorithms based on experimental results.
- Evaluate current printer performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and use findings to develop software or hardware improvements.
- Address complex, open-ended problems across multiple engineering disciplines.
Benefits
- Flexible Out of Office Plan.
- On-site parking and pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Catered on-site lunches three times per week, snacks, beverages, and treats.
- Cohort-based social and professional development experience for interns.
- Opt-in culture events.
- Unlimited 3D prints.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
No Education Listed
