Formlabs
Materials Manufacturing Innovation Engineer
$99K–$148K
Somerville, MA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- Somerville, MA
Somerville, MA, United States - Experience
- 4+ years.
- Education
- BS, MS, or PhD in chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, polymer science, or a related field.
About the job
Invent and validate new materials manufacturing technologies, from bench experiments and pilot processes through deployment on the plant floor.
What you'll do
- Develop an innovation roadmap and new manufacturing approaches, including concepts, prototypes, pilot runs, and business cases.
- Collaborate with R&D to develop materials and manufacturing methods together, and evaluate technologies that can improve cost, throughput, or quality.
- Transfer proven innovations to plant teams with documentation and training.
What they ask for
- 4+ years building new manufacturing technology in industry in chemicals, coatings, adhesives, inks, pharma, advanced materials, or a similar field.
- Track record of introducing manufacturing methods that affected product quality, cost, or throughput.
- Strong grounding in materials manufacturing science, including mixing, heat and mass transfer, and rheology of viscous or filled fluids.
- BS, MS, or PhD in chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, polymer science, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Continuous manufacturing or process intensification; inline sensors, process analytical technology (PAT), or chemometrics.
- Machine learning or AI applied to manufacturing data; UV-curable materials; polymer powder handling; or modeling, automation, or data tools such as Python, COMSOL, PLC/DCS.
Pay
$99,000 — $148,000 USD annual base pay
Tools
Python, COMSOL, PLC/DCS
AI focus
Machine learning or AI applied to manufacturing data is listed as a bonus skill.
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