R&D Reliability Engineer
Department: Hardware Engineering
Location: Boston, MA
To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to the desktop of every designer, engineer, researcher, and artist in the world.
Are you a tenacious investigator driven by a relentless curiosity to understand how and why things fail?
Do you think about the whole system, from the smallest component to the user's workflow, and can distill complex data into a clear, compelling story?
We want you to join our small, agile team of versatile and deeply curious engineers as a R&D Reliability Engineer.
We are the company's independent voice on product robustness, ensuring our hardware products are reliable so that Customers spend more time printing and less time troubleshooting.
The Job:
- Develop, execute, and manage system, subsystem, and component level validation test plans to ensure products meet design and reliability requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure comprehensive system reliability.
- Perform hands-on and data-driven root cause analysis (RCA) of electromechanical subsystems and field failures, utilizing common problem-solving methodologies and a "physics of failure" approach.
- Design, build, and implement automated testing equipment for subsystem characterization and reliability/environmental testing.
- Collaborate with design teams throughout product development to perform risk assessments, manage continuous testing, and contribute to design reviews, influencing product design for reliability from day one.
- Analyze field failure data to identify trends, prioritize investigations based on business value, and develop clear, actionable corrective action plans (CAPAs).
You:
- Well-versed with complex electromechanical systems and passionate about understanding what it takes to make them work reliably.
- Have experience developing full system test plans and know how to execute them efficiently within fast-paced product development timelines.
- Have experience with testing a wide range of sensors, actuators, and mechanical components.
- Can prototype and run your own tests, from experimental setup to hardware and software implementation.
- Possess strong data analysis skills, capable of distilling complex test results and field data into clear, concise, and compelling insights that drive action.
Bonus Skills:
- Familiarity with Linux systems and scripting in various languages (Python preferred).
- Experience with SQL for data analysis.
- Prior experience with field failure analysis or quality engineering roles is a plus.
Compensation:
We are all owners of Formlabs and direct beneficiaries of our success. We believe that equity is a critical component of compensation at Formlabs, and we want our newest team members to understand the potential value of their equity compensation. Full time employees receive equity, in the form of RSUs. Your financial investment will grow with us in accordance to your impact.
At Formlabs, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $90,000 and $112,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization.
Our Benefits & Perks:
- Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Low cost fund options in our 401K and access to advisors
- Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
- Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
- Flexible Out of Office Plan – Take time when you need it
- Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
- Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
- Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
- Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
- And of course… 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.
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