3D Printing R&D Engineer
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listed on 2026-01-13
Listing for:
Formlabs
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-01-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Engineering Design & Technologists, Software Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Robotics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Join our R&D team as a 3D Printing R&D Engineer and help reinvent the industry by bringing groundbreaking professional 3D printers to every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist. As part of our multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, systems, and software engineers, you'll develop and maintain the Formlabs printing process, working closely with other engineering teams to research next-generation printers and materials. You'll use engineering, physics, and experimentation to turn ideas into beautiful and reliable products.
Responsibilities:- Create new 3D printing techniques, from developing new printer architectures to validating minute changes in Galvo control
- Contribute to investigating new technologies
- Tackle complex and open-ended problems across multiple engineering disciplines
- Perform experiments and use the results to inform and develop improvements in software or hardware
- Evaluate current printer performance for areas for improvement
- Partner with other engineering teams to implement improvements to current products such as redesigning support structure algorithm based on experimental results
- Question assumptions and are willing to back it up with data
- Work autonomously to research, report results, and make recommendations for next steps
- Able to design and build test fixtures for experiments
- Have experience with experiment design and data analysis
- A website or portfolio document showing off your current and past projects
- Understand programming and scientific computing, ideally Python or Matlab
- Familiar with mechanical design, mechatronics, and CAD modeling
- B.S., M.S., or PhD in an engineering field (all are welcome)
Skills:
- Previous work on a consumer product
- Developed physics-based models of complex systems
- Robust equity program (RSUs)
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Low cost fund options in our 401K and access to advisors
- Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
- Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
- Flexible Out of Office Plan
- Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
- Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
- Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
- Unlimited 3D prints
Interested in this position? Please submit your resume and cover letter through the application portal.
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