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Senior 3D Printing R&D Engineer

Somerville, Massachusetts💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develop and validate new 3D printing techniques, printer architectures, and control systems to improve Formlabs' printing process and products.

Role type

Senior 3D Printing R&D Engineer (Systems/Mechanical)

Builds

Next-generation 3D printers, printing process improvements, and support structure algorithms

Domain

Manufacturing / 3D Printing / Mechatronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

experiment design, data analysis, mechanical design, mechatronics, CAD modeling, scientific computing (Python/Matlab), test fixture design

Preferred skills

physics-based modeling of complex systems, consumer product development experience

Responsibilities

Create new 3D printing techniques and validate minute changes in Galvo control; Lead projects and investigate new technologies; Perform experiments to inform software or hardware improvements; Evaluate current printer performance; Partner with engineering teams to implement product improvements

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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