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Materials Scientist

Somerville, Massachusetts💼 Full-time💰 $75,000–$75,000🗓 2026-08-05 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and validate new materials for 3D printing, ensuring they perform reliably on Formlabs hardware across engineering, consumer, automotive, and healthcare applications.

Role type

Materials Scientist (Polymer Development)

Builds

New 3D printing materials and formulations

Domain

3D printing / Additive manufacturing / Polymer science

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Polymer development, experimental design, materials testing, data analysis, troubleshooting, scientific documentation, autonomous problem solving

Preferred skills

3D printing material experience (SLA/DLP/SLS), 3D CAD modeling, programming (Python, Matlab, SQL)

Responsibilities

Conduct research and develop world-class materials for 3D printing from lab exploration to commercialization; Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to ensure materials print seamlessly; Design and perform experiments to optimize materials performance; Partner with product management to continuously improve materials

Seniority

Individual Contributor (IC)

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