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3D Print Optimization Engineer June 2027 New Grads

Formlabs


Job Location:

Boston, MA - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 85000 - 132000
Posted: 1 October 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 29 December 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Do you want to change how the world creates

At Formlabs were building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50000 industry leaders worldwide including Apple Google Tesla New Balance and NASA. Together were helping everyone design prototype and manufacture faster than ever before.

Were a team of hands-on builders engineers and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If youre ready to shape the future of fabrication come build it with us.

The Print Optimization Team takes on the challenge of optimizing the intersection of hardware software and materials to deliver industry leading print performance. We strive to make our SLA & SLS product line print parts as quickly reliably easily accurately and beautifully as possible. We are a collaborative team with a diverse background passionate about pushing the boundaries of print performance across our product lines.

As a 3D Print Optimization Engineer you will be continuously using your problem solving skills to drive improved performance.

We are customer focused and the first step of tackling the problem is understanding what the performance boost we are trying to achieve and how many customers will benefit. Will customers be able to print parts faster More reliability Will they be easier to post-process or print more accurately

If youre excited about process optimization solving multi-disciplinary challenges and bringing to market the best print performance possible we want you as a 3D Print Optimization Engineer!

The Job:

  • Push the capabilities of our SLA & SLS 3D printing platforms
  • Drive root cause analysis considering mechanics fluid dynamics software chemistry optics electronics thermodynamics and customer behavior
  • Design efficient experiments that tease out underlying behavior in a complicated system of variables
  • Tackle multi-disciplinary problems
  • Develop and commercialize solutions that make a real and immediate impact on customer print performance

You:

  • Are focused on the customer
  • Have a strong sense of ownership with great attention to detail
  • Are hands-on and willing to cross discipline boundaries to solve a problem
  • Work autonomously and learn new skills to tackle objective
  • B.S. M.S. or PhD in any science/engineering discipline (all are welcome)

Bonus:

  • Coding experience ideally python
  • Experienced in computer-aided design (CAD)
  • Understand material properties and characterization
  • Participated in the release of a new product

Our Perks & Benefits:

  • Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical Dental Vision)
  • 401K matching and access to financial advisors
  • Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
  • Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
  • Flexible Out of Office Plan Take time when you need it
  • Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Healthy on-site lunches snacks beverages & treats
  • Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
  • Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
  • And of course unlimited 3D prints

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status.

Even if you dont check every box but see yourself contributing please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.


Required Experience:

IC


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Formlabs is the largest supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in the world.

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