Print Engine Hardware Architect
To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring ground-breaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world.
The print engine is the heart of the printer, composed of all the critical parts that make the printer print. Sitting at the intersection of mechanics, light, materials, and physics, the print engine directly impacts print speed, accuracy, and reliability, ensuring our customers get high-quality prints at an affordable price.
As a Print Engine Hardware Architect, you’ll develop the critical hardware of the 3D printing system. You’ll utilize your extensive experience spanning numerous disciplines to think big, simplify, and help create the next big thing in 3D printing!
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The Job:
- Develop core print engine hardware architectures for 3D printers
- Propose and develop trade-off analysis of various print engine architecture options against various cost functions and/or optimization criteria
- Work with cross-functional teams to bring print engine technologies from concept to production
- Focus on advanced research while following through with a mass-producible product implementation
- Supplier development for enabling technologies
- Keep up with emerging technologies that can be leveraged for 3D printing
You:
- Are a seasoned multi-disciplinary engineer or scientist with working knowledge across many engineering disciplines (e.g., physics, EE, MechE, optics, thermals)
- Can develop architecture options that meet product-level requirements, analyze system performance, and make recommendations based on various optimization criteria
- Develop simulation models at functional and physical levels that can accurately predict performance and can be validated through real-world measurements
- Think outside the box and come up with novel solutions to challenging problems
- Have the tenacity to convert an idea on paper to a shippable product
- Are an expert communicator who can articulate technical information verbally and on paper concisely
- Keep meticulous written records of ideas and experiments
Our Perks:
- Flexible vacation
- Premium healthcare coverage
- Paid parental leave
- Commuter benefits
- 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 don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.