Mechanical Engineer
Somerville · USD 92,000-158,000 / year · Full-time · Onsite · Posted Sep 28, 2026
At a glance
- Employment
- Full-time
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Location
- Somerville
- Salary
- USD 92,000-158,000 / year · Base salary
About the role
- As mechanical engineers at a 3D printing company, you will create tools used internally and design devices that reflect careful user experience design.
- The team prototypes, designs, and manufactures the mechanisms and systems that make printers function with precision and reliability.
Responsibilities
- Prototype new mechanisms, test materials, and research 3D printing challenges
- Analyze, test, validate and iterate on electro-mechanical systems
- Create detailed designs in CAD and well-specified, accurate drawings
- Collaborate with Global Sourcing and Manufacturing Teams to bring designs from prototype to mass production
- Push the capabilities of 3D printing
- Strive to maximize customer value
- Engineer the desktop 3D printer on the market
Requirements
- Use 3D CAD (Solidworks/Onshape) to design components, produce drawings, and build assemblies
- Familiarity with a variety of manufacturing techniques including injection molding and sheet metal fabrication
- Ability to prototype own designs in the shop
- Experience with the full product development cycle
- Ability to communicate seamlessly with vendors and suppliers across the globe
- Hands-on and willing to cross discipline boundaries to solve a problem
Preferred qualifications
- Programming skills (Python)
- Experience working with a contract manufacturer
- PLM/document control systems
- Industrial design
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
Skills
- 3D CAD
- Solidworks
- Onshape
- Injection Molding
- Sheet Metal Fabrication
- Python
- PLM
- Industrial Design
