Formlabs
Manufacturing Test Engineer
$92K–$140K
Somerville, MA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 23, 2026
- Location
- Somerville, MA
Somerville, MA, United States - Experience
- Professional experience combining hardware design and software integration; no number of years stated.
- Education
- BS in Robotics, Mechatronics, or another Engineering discipline.
About the job
Designs and deploys hardware and software test systems for electromechanical products, from prototype calibration through high-volume manufacturing, while making production data useful across factory operations.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and validate factory test systems, including Python test scripts and hardware interfaces.
- Develop tools and services to collect, store, and analyze manufacturing data, and apply data science to support product and operational decisions.
- Coordinate test strategies and scalable tool deployments with engineering and manufacturing teams; improve software development, testing, and release processes.
What they ask for
- BS in Robotics, Mechatronics, or another Engineering discipline, with professional experience combining hardware design and software integration.
- Experience developing and implementing computer vision and machine learning algorithms.
- Strong proficiency in Python, including experience with test jigs, fixtures, or automation tools deployed in manufacturing.
- Understanding of software integration with embedded systems, electrical, and mechanical engineering; able to work cross-functionally.
Nice to have
- Experience with manufacturing teams, contract manufacturers, and new product introduction build cycles.
- Experience in production-grade code, 3D CAD (OnShape preferred), full-stack web development, or C/C++ on microcontrollers.
Pay
$92,000 — $140,000 USD (base pay, annual)
Tools
Python, OnShape, React/JS, DevOps, Docker, microservices, C, C++
AI focus
Develop and implement computer vision and machine learning algorithms; apply data science tools to analyze manufacturing performance data.
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