Fall 2025

Hardware Systems Engineering Intern

Posted on 5/6/2025

Formlabs

Formlabs

501-1,000 employees

3D printing solutions for dental industry

No salary listed

Cambridge, MA, USA

In Person

Bachelor's

Category
Hardware Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Python

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Requirements
  • Desire to hone skills and learn more about engineering design and the process of bringing products to market
  • Experience with mechanical or electro-mechanical systems
  • One or more of the following hands-on experiences: Lab research, member of a project team, prior internship or previous work experience
  • Up-to-date resume and portfolio of previous experience
Responsibilities
  • Design and run studies to characterize and evaluate the performance of 3D printers
  • Design and build test setups to evaluate the reliability of 3D printer subsystems
  • Debug and diagnose issues with the electro-mechanical systems and work with the Mechanical, Electrical, and Embedded Firmware teams to implement fixes
  • Write Python scripts, queries, and make tools to support reliability and characterization studies
  • Assist in building and commissioning prototypes

Formlabs provides high-performance 3D printing solutions tailored for dentistry. It offers 3D printers (notably the Form 3B), dental-specific resins, and related software to enable in-house fabrication in dental practices and labs. The printers use resin-based printing to produce precise dental models, guides, and dental devices with speed and accuracy, designed for chairside and laboratory workflows. Unlike general 3D printing providers, Formlabs focuses on dental-specific materials and validated accuracy to fit clinical needs and streamline workflows. Its goal is to help dental professionals fabricate necessary tools and models in-house, reducing costs while improving patient outcomes.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Series E

Total Funding

$250.8M

Headquarters

Somerville, Massachusetts

Founded

2011

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • August 7, 2026 IPO reports suggest investor appetite for a $500 million listing.
  • June 9, 2026 Fuse X1 broadens SLS reach with cheaper industrial large-format production.
  • Ukraine resin demand surged 140% in 2025, proving real battlefield and manufacturing utility.

What critics are saying

  • August 2026 IPO chatter exposes valuation pressure and weak exit certainty after SoftBank's 2021 round.
  • Manufacturing in Shenzhen leaves Formlabs vulnerable to tariffs, trade friction, and supply shocks.
  • 2024-2026 layoffs and 22.4% headcount decline signal efficiency strain and execution risk.

What makes Formlabs unique

  • August 12, 2026: Dan Riccio joined, signaling hardware discipline and product rigor.
  • Formlabs leads professional SLA and SLS, with over 500 million parts printed.
  • Fuse X1 and Form 4L extend its accessible premium-printing moat across industrial workflows.

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Benefits

Flexible vacation

Premium coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid parental leave

Commuter benefits

Unlimited 3D prints

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-2%

1 year growth

-3%

2 year growth

-5%
3D Printing Journal
Aug 18th, 2026
Formlabs gains Chinese 3D printing fund as strategic investor amid $500M IPO talks

Chinese investment fund Concord AM Capital announced it has become a strategic investor in 3D printing company Formlabs. The partnership aims to support Formlabs' expansion across China and the broader Asia-Pacific market. Concord AM Capital specialises in additive manufacturing and counts UnionTech, Anisoprint, and RAYSHAPE amongst its portfolio companies. The fund's investment director Shen Wang published the announcement on LinkedIn, tagging several Formlabs executives including founder and CEO Maxim Lobovsky. Formlabs has not officially confirmed the transaction. The company already manufactures its 3D printers in China and operates an office in Shenzhen. Shenzhen Capital Group has been a Formlabs investor since 2018. The news follows Formlabs' recent appointment of former Apple executive Dan Riccio as adviser and investor, and Bloomberg reports of preliminary discussions about a potential IPO.

Bloomberg
Aug 12th, 2026
Formlabs adds former Apple hardware chief Dan Riccio as investor and strategic adviser

Formlabs, a 3D printer manufacturer, has appointed Dan Riccio, former Apple hardware chief, as a strategic adviser. Riccio has also taken a stake in the company as part of a board restructuring. The move brings significant industry expertise to Formlabs, given Riccio's extensive background leading hardware development at Apple. His appointment signals the company's ambitions to strengthen its position in the 3D printing market.

Yahoo Finance
Jul 7th, 2026
Somerville's Formlabs aids Ukraine drone production with 3D printers as resin use surges 140%

Somerville-based Formlabs, a 3D printer manufacturer, has seen consumption of its printing materials surge 140% in Ukraine in 2025 compared to the previous year. CEO Max Lobovsky discovered during a November visit that the company's printers, which sell for $1,500 and up, are being used primarily to make components for airborne drones. The privately held company generated more than $250 million in revenue in 2025 and has been profitable for two years. Formlabs manufactures its printers in Shenzhen, China, despite facing tariffs of approximately 40% when importing to the US. The Massachusetts 3D printing industry is experiencing renewed growth after earlier setbacks. Desktop Metal, once valued at over $7 billion, sold its core assets for $7 million after bankruptcy, whilst MarkForged was acquired for $42 million after reaching a $2 billion valuation.

PR Newswire
Apr 14th, 2026
Meshy AI integrates with Formlabs to automate 3D printing from text prompts in under 5 minutes

Meshy.ai, a generative AI 3D platform, has announced an integration with Formlabs' Form Now on-demand print service, marking the first direct connection between AI-generated 3D models and professional manufacturing. The partnership was unveiled at RAPID + TCT 2026 in Boston. The integration allows Meshy users to generate 3D models from text prompts or images and send them directly to Form Now for professional printing with a single click, receiving finished parts in as little as 48 hours. The platform automatically handles mesh repair, geometry optimisation and material compatibility checks. Meshy serves over 10 million users and has powered more than 100 million generated models. The company also launched Workspace 3.0, featuring task-oriented workflows and unified asset management for professional teams, alongside Creative Lab for consumer products like keychains and magnets.

Associated Press
Feb 17th, 2026
Formlabs appoints former Cognex CEO Rob Willett to board of directors

Formlabs, a professional 3D printing company, has appointed Rob Willett, former CEO of Cognex Corporation, to its board of directors. Willett brings over 30 years of experience in industrial automation and machine vision, having scaled Cognex into a billion-dollar leader in machine vision systems. The appointment comes as Formlabs advances its vision of making hardware production as accessible as software development. The company has sold more professional SLA and SLS printers than any competitor, with customers printing over 500 million parts for product development, manufacturing and healthcare applications. Carl Bass will step down from the board after more than eight years of service. Willett's appointment is effective immediately.

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