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3D Print Optimization Engineer - June 2027 New Grads

Formlabs

Boston · Somerville · USD 85,000-132,000 / year · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Sep 28, 2026

At a glance

Employment
Full-time
Workplace
Onsite
Location
Boston · Somerville
Salary
USD 85,000-132,000 / year · Base salary

About the role

  • The 3D Print Optimization Engineer role focuses on optimizing the intersection of hardware, software, and materials to deliver industry-leading print performance for SLA & SLS product lines.
  • Engineers in this role continuously use problem-solving skills to drive improved performance, focusing on speed, reliability, ease of post-processing, and print accuracy.

Responsibilities

  • 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

Requirements

  • Focused on the customer
  • Strong sense of ownership with great attention to detail
  • 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

Preferred qualifications

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

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
  • Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
  • Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
  • Unlimited 3D prints

Workplace

  • Located in Boston and Somerville

Skills

  • Python
  • CAD
  • SLS 3D Printing

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3D Print Optimization Engineer - June 2027 New Grads

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