About the role#
As a Makerspace Fellow, you will support our internal community by maintaining our SLA printing spaces and helping employees bring their ideas to life. This role involves a mix of technical maintenance, workspace organization, and user support. You will also have dedicated time to pursue a personal design or engineering project using our hardware and materials.
What you'll do#
- Maintain printers and tools, including routine cleaning, inspections, tank and cartridge swaps, and first-line troubleshooting.
- Keep the Community SLA Print Farm and Makerspace stocked, safe, and organized by managing resin, consumables, PPE, IPA, and waste.
- Print parts for the Workplace Experience and Recruiting teams.
- Design and maintain signage, workflows, and documentation to help employees print independently.
- Host office hours and intro sessions for first-time printers.
- Improve equipment and workspace setups.
- Build a personal project using Formlabs printers and materials.
- Update the Fellow handbook to support future team members.
- Spend 2-4 hours per week on a personal design or engineering project.
What you'll need#
- Current undergraduate student status.
- Hands-on maker experience.
- Ability to stay organized and manage recurring checklists.
- Comfort helping people with varying technical backgrounds.
- Self-directed work style with minimal supervision.
- Previous 3D printing experience.
- Preferred: CAD experience, background in a makerspace, fab lab, or school shop, and graphic design or content creation skills.
Location & details#
- Location: Somerville, Massachusetts.
- Term: Winter 2027 (January-April).
- Modality: On-site.
- Commitment: Full-time (40 hours per week).
- Compensation: $1,000-$1,300 per week, paid bi-weekly.
About Formlabs
Formlabs manufactures 3D printers for engineers, designers, and healthcare providers. The company produces SLA and SLS printers along with post-processing equipment. Founded in 2011, it operates from its headquarters in Somerville, Massachusetts. It maintains additional offices in Germany, Japan, China, Singapore, and Hungary. The organization employs approximately 791 people.
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