Senior SLS Materials Scientist

Formlabs

Somerville, Massachusetts💼 Full-time💰 $115,000–$115,000🗓 2026-09-29 → 2026-10-02

Core

Develop and validate SLS materials for 3D printing, transforming lab discoveries into commercial products.

Role type

Senior IC materials scientist (SLS 3D printing)

Builds

Production-grade SLS materials for 3D printing systems

Domain

Additive manufacturing / Polymer chemistry

Required skills

Materials science fundamentals, Polymer product development, Thermo-plastic engineering, Experimental design, Data analysis, Troubleshooting

Preferred skills

3D printing material development (SLA/DLP/SLS), 3D CAD modeling, Programming (Python, Matlab, SQL)

Responsibilities

Lead research to push SLS material performance boundaries, Partner with product/hardware/software teams to iterate materials based on feedback, Develop methodologies to evaluate material formulations against print systems

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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