Makerspace Fellow (Winter/Spring 2027)

Formlabs•Milwaukee, WI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Makerspace Fellow maintains Formlabs’ Community SLA printing spaces and Makerspace, supporting employees who want to bring their ideas to life. The role includes maintaining printers and tools, keeping supplies and workspaces stocked, safe, and organized, and producing parts for Workplace Experience and Recruiting teams. The Fellow also creates signage, workflows, and documentation to help employees print independently, hosts office hours and introductory sessions, and looks for ways to improve equipment and workspace setup. The Fellow updates the handbook for future Fellows and spends 2–4 hours per week on a personal design or engineering project showcasing a distinctive or technically complex use of Formlabs hardware, software, or materials. The fellowship runs January through April 2027 and is available at 20 hours per week part-time or 40 hours per week full-time. The schedule can flex into the early evening after office hours. The position is intended for a current undergraduate student and offers a flexible schedule built around classes, dedicated project time and materials, and a cohort-based social and professional development experience.

Requirements

Be a current undergraduate student.
Have 3D printing experience with any technology.
Be a hands-on maker who has built, fixed, or printed something out of curiosity or to bring an idea into existence.
Be organized and reliable, with the ability to own and maintain a recurring checklist.
Be comfortable helping people across a wide range of technical backgrounds.
Be self-directed with minimal supervision and quick to ask for help when stuck.

Nice To Haves

Experience with SLA or SLS 3D printing.
CAD experience with tools such as Fusion, Onshape, SolidWorks, or Blender.
Experience in a makerspace, fab lab, school shop, or customer-facing role.
Graphic design or content creation experience, including signage or social content.

Responsibilities

Maintain printers and tools in Community SLA printing spaces through routine cleaning, inspections, tank and cartridge swaps, and first-line troubleshooting.
Keep the Community SLA Print Farm and Makerspace stocked, safe, and organized, including resin, consumables, PPE, IPA, waste handling, and hand and power tools.
Print parts for the Workplace Experience and Recruiting teams, including internal event pieces and giveaways for career fairs and candidate events.
Design and maintain signage, workflows, and documentation that help employees print independently.
Host office hours and introductory sessions for first-time printers.
Identify ways to improve equipment and workspace setup for making.
Update the Fellow handbook during the fellowship.
Spend 2–4 hours per week on a personal design or engineering project showcasing a unique or technically complex use of Formlabs hardware, software, or materials.