Makerspace Fellow (Winter/Spring 2027)

Formlabs • Milwaukee, WI

9d • $52,000 - $67,600 • Onsite

About The Position

The Makerspace Fellow supports Formlabs’ Community SLA printing spaces by maintaining printers and tools, keeping the print farm and makerspace stocked, safe, and organized, and helping employees use the equipment. The Fellow produces printed parts for Workplace Experience and Recruiting events, creates signage and documentation to enable independent printing, and hosts office hours and introductory sessions. The role also includes improving equipment and workspace setups, updating the Fellow handbook, and spending 2–4 hours per week on a personal design or engineering project showcasing Formlabs hardware, software, or materials. The fellowship runs January through April 2027 and may be part-time at 20 hours per week or full-time at 40 hours per week, with schedule flexibility into the early evening after office hours.

Requirements

• Current undergraduate student.
• 3D printing experience with any technology; SLA or SLS experience is a plus.
• Hands-on maker who has built, fixed, or printed something out of interest in making it exist.
• Organized and reliable, with the ability to own and maintain a recurring checklist.
• Comfortable helping people with a wide range of technical backgrounds, from engineers to recruiters.
• Self-directed with minimal supervision and quick to ask for help when stuck.

Nice To Haves

• CAD experience with Fusion, Onshape, SolidWorks, Blender, or similar tools.
• Experience in a makerspace, fab lab, school shop, or customer-facing role.
• Graphic design or content creation experience, such as 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 and 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 enable employees to print independently.
• Host office hours and introductory sessions for first-time printers.
• Identify ways to improve equipment and workspace setups for making.
• Update the Fellow handbook to help prepare the next Fellow.
• 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.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule built around classes.
• Dedicated personal project time and materials.
• Ample on-site parking and pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Catered on-site lunches three times per week, plus snacks, beverages, and treats.
• Cohort-based social and professional development experience.
• Opt-in culture events across a diverse community.
• Unlimited 3D prints.
• Bi-weekly pay schedule.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed