Global Operations Intern (Winter/Spring 2027)
Somerville · USD 1,575-1,950 / week · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 7, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Remote
- Location
- Somerville
- Salary
- USD 1,575-1,950 / week
About the role
- The Global Operations Intern (Winter/Spring 2027) will work with the team of engineers to build relationships with suppliers and expand the capabilities of Formlabs.
- This internship offers hands-on experience in supply chain management, strategic sourcing, procurement processes, and the successful introduction of new products into the market.
Responsibilities
- Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing.
- Support supply chain risk assessments and contingency planning.
- Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience.
- Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights.
- Support the team in managing purchase orders, invoices, and supplier communications.
- Supplier sourcing, qualification, and negotiation processes.
- Collaborate with engineering teams and manufacturers to ensure timely development builds and transition to mass production.
Requirements
- Have a technical or engineering background.
- Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity.
- Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in-person and remotely.
- Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way.
- Leadership experience and exposure to project management.
- Eagerness to learn and adapt to new challenges.
Preferred qualifications
- Manufacturing and procurement experience
- Advanced use of Microsoft Excel
- Product development experience
- Familiarity with part inspection and corrective action, i.e. Quality Control
- Experience with the manufacturing technologies used to make our printer parts: injection molding, machining, sheet metal stamping, bending, and forming, SMT etc.
Benefits
- Flexible Out of Office Plan – take time when you need it
- Salaried bi-weekly pay schedule
- Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
- Catered on-site lunches (3x per week), snacks, beverages, & treats
- Cohort-based social and professional development experience for interns
- Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
- Unlimited 3D prints
Workplace
- Onsite in Somerville, MA
Skills
- Microsoft Excel
