We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Hardware Engineering to join and lead the team.  As the Director of Hardware Engineering you will be responsible for managing a group of brilliant and extremely high performing individuals and leaders at Markforged, establishing engineering standards and practices. You will be responsible for working with stakeholders from across the business to translate business requirements and objectives into top level engineering requirements.

What you will own:

• Develop the world’s most advanced 3D printers
• Manage, mentor, and train the mechanical, electrical, and compliance engineering teams
• Help employees deliver high quality results and grow their careers while having fun
• Set engineering standards, manage risk, and prioritize team efforts
• Work with other leaders and departments to determine project requirements including schedule, staffing, budget, and workspace
• Manage engineering tools such as Solidworks, PDM, and Altium
• Serve as engineering stakeholder in configuration and operation of cross functional systems such Arena PLM, Jira and Confluence
• Review and approve designs for performance, quality and consistency
• Work closely with manufacturing to ensure production stability and quality
• Help prioritize and manage sustaining engineering and continuous improvement efforts for existing product lines
• Advocate for the hardware engineering viewpoint in cross functional discussions
• Influence product strategy

What you have:

• 15+ years experience developing complex electro-mechanical products on aggressive timelines
• 7+ years in engineering leadership roles
• Expert electro-mechanical engineering skills
• Broad knowledge and experience with the intersection of hardware, software, and materials
• Experience applying engineering best practices to systems design, tradeoff analysis, modeling and simulation, CAD, design reviews, FMEA, DFX, configuration management, and product lifecycle
• Fluid communication skills that allow you to achieve cross-functional alignment
• Experience managing teams
• B.S in mechanical or electrical engineering (M.S. Preferred)

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $181,393 - $245,415.  Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location, certifications, licenses, business needs and the applicant’s skill set.  The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other components may include a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not able to sponsor for this role.  So if you will require sponsorship at ANY time in the future, you will not be under consideration for the role.

We have an exceptional role in our Waltham, MA headquarters for a Senior Software Engineer.  As a Senior Software Engineer focusing on Full-stack Node.js Web development, you will be building out Markforged’s 3D printer/content management system and web-based slicer (Eiger).

This is a true full-stack position, ranging from designing REST APIs, utilizing AWS services, optimizing Postgres queries, and implementing new 3D views in WebGL. This role requires the ability to bridge the gap between engineering and design, leveraging experience in UX principles and design tools like Figma to rapidly prototype, iterate on, and implement exceptional user experiences.

What you will own:

• Full Stack Development: Design, develop, test, and maintain a world-class scalable, multi-tenant web application for storing, editing, printing, and managing 3D designs and 3D printers
• Technical Leadership: Contribute to technical architecture decisions, perform code reviews, and drive best practices in coding standards, system design, and performance optimization to deliver new features at scale. Plan for the growth of Markforged’s infrastructure and mentor junior team members
• UX/Design Integration: Apply UX principles to translate user needs into intuitive UIs, and create basic wireframes or prototypes using tools like Figma to rapidly iterate on solutions.
• Collaboration: Work closely with designers, engineers of a variety of disciplines, and customers, to understand project requirements and deliver solutions that meet business goals.

What you have:

• Experience: 5+ years professional experience building and shipping high quality code, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
• Full Stack Proficiency: Expert-level knowledge Javascript or Typescript using a modern front-end framework (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js, etc) and a back-end language/framework (e.g., Node.js/Express, Python/Django/Flask, etc), building APIs services and scaling systems
• UX & Prototyping: Demonstrated experience with UX design principles and the ability to create basic mockups or prototypes using design tools such (e.g., Figma)
• DevOps & Cloud: Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and CI/CD pipelines, and distributed systems
• Database Expertise: Proficiency with both SQL (e.g., PostgreSQL) and experience with data modeling and query optimization
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Bonus Points

• A portfolio demonstrating full-stack development and design/mock up work
• Design and implement observability tooling for monitoring and alerting
• Experience with web-based visualization frameworks (e.g. Three.js, Canvas, D3, WebGL and more)
• Experience with CAD/CAM software and 3D modeling libraries

Salary Range

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $146,608 - $198,352.  Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location, certifications, licenses, business needs and the applicant’s skill set.  The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other components may include a comprehensive benefits package. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only.

Our software technologies and tools empower our customers to configure print-ready parts, visualize part geometry in 3D, and push to IoT-connected printers for printing. As part of the Software Engineering team, you will be helping to lead the scaling and growth of our 3D printing platform involving end-customer applications and IoT services.  We move quickly and refuse to compromise on quality. We believe in “doing it right the first time” and investing in code quality, testing, tooling and infrastructure. Your ideas will directly influence the company's future. You will do interdisciplinary work with cloud and physical systems and learn from best-of-the-best engineers across Materials Science, Mech-E, EE, and Software. You will have hands-on experience using our printers and technology.

Senior Systems Print Engineer

The Systems Print Engineers at Markforged are multidisciplinary engineers that implement processes, testing, and tooling to solve the intrinsically hard problems of building easy-to-use and “just-press-print” 3D printers.  We are the glue that pulls together the traditional engineering disciplines to make the printing process reliable and perform exceptionally. 

As a Systems Print Engineer, you will become a system-level expert with our printing technology.  You will apply 1st principles and multi-disciplinary engineering to the printing process that discovers & delivers success metrics to achieve maximum printing performance.  You will be required to build strong cross-disciplinary relationships as you work together with other engineering teams to deliver results.  You will spend most of your time working in the printer labs to be hands-on with implementing & facilitating development projects.

What you will own:

• Develop process and be hands-on with the validation of new print system hardware, new printing materials, and new printer features to ensure we ship high quality products
• Design experiments & build tooling that apply to the printer systems to facilitate root cause analysis, validate system functionality, and identify new areas for improvement.
• Responsible for defining & validating technical success metrics around print quality & product performance based on product requirements (e.g. part dimensional accuracy, surface quality, mechanical properties, etc.).
• Lead root cause analysis to debug print failures internally and from the customer field, as well as work with other teams to implement fixes
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to build the knowledge required to be a printer expert, and act as the key stakeholder for print system functional requirements to meet print performance success metrics. For example:
  • Work with our slicer software team to design new print settings, then build & execute test plans to tune the settings to optimize for print performance
  • Assist our hardware teams in the design of new print system hardware by providing expertise in system functional requirements, then build & execute test plans that validate the print performance of new hardware

What you have:

• 5+ years experience in mechanical engineering, materials engineering, systems engineering, or other relevant area
• Bachelors in Engineering or equivalent experience
• Passion for understanding why things don’t work!
• Hands-on experience debugging hardware
• Experience in data analysis and experimental design
• Familiarity with CAD
• Familiarity with scripting in Python for data analysis
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent team player; comfortable working in a fast-paced, dynamic, multidisciplinary team
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills

Salary Range 

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $107,182 - $145,012.  Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed and the applicant’s skill set.  The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other components may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.

Markforged is reinventing manufacturing with the most affordable 3D metal and carbon fiber printers capable of producing parts strong enough for the factory floor. Engineers, designers, and manufacturing professionals all over the world rely on Markforged metal and composite printers for tooling, fixtures, functional prototyping, and high-value end-use production and optimizing their manufacturing and supply chains. Founded in 2013 and based in Watertown, MA, Markforged has about 300 employees globally, with $137 million in both strategic and venture capital. Markforged’s vision is a world in which you build anything you imagine. Markforged was recently recognized by Forbes in the Next Billion-Dollar Startups list and listed as the fastest-growing 3D printing company in the US in the 2019 Deloitte Fast 500. To learn more about Markforged, please visit https://markforged.com.

The Manufacturing Engineer will be responsible for sustaining product quality, process design, production efficiency, supplier management, driving product cost reduction and product consistency.

What you will own?

• Provide exceptional production support on people, process, materials, and equipment in order to achieve operation principle goals (i.e. safety, quality, service, and productivity)
• Successfully lead and contribute to NPI teams and product launches at CM sites, typically through the following activities: process capability studies, process/test design, cell layouts, time-studies, inspection protocols, supplier qualification, quality control plan, work instruction documentation
• Work closely and cooperatively with Hardware, Software, Operations, Product, Supply Chain, Customer Solutions, and Marketing to ensure project alignment and success throughout life-cycle
• Serve as a product owner on one or more major Markforged product families, and drive sustaining engineering activities, coordinate engineering change cut-ins, manage build state record system 
• Report manufacturing key performance metrics (KPI) to ops/eng leaders and to senior management
• Assume role as a technical point-of-contact (POC) with contract manufacturer program team, independently troubleshooting new and existing product/process problems related to design, material, or processes
• Trains and/or provides work direction to operators/technicians at internal or Contract Manufacturer Site
• Mentor junior manufacturing engineers in Markforged SOPs and program execution and may lead cross functional teams
• Drive accountability with internal and external stakeholders on project deliverables
• Independently design and implement of robust tooling/fixture solutions to improve process control and production throughput
• Work on dual sourcing initiatives and supplier launch initiatives
• Perform VA/VE activities, lead Kaizen events, CAPA resolution, and create value stream maps for key processes
• Identify and execute on DFM/A opportunities, mitigate project/products risks, and perform cost/benefit analysis

What you will have?

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (ME, MFG, or IE preferred)
• 5 years related product-based electromechanical experience
• Proficient in Solidworks, 3D modeling of complex assemblies, detailed engineering drawings, GD&T, and EPDM
• Passion for manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Sharp analytical and mechanical mindset with a desire to apply them toward real-world manufacturing problems 
• Skills to analyze, troubleshoot, and resolve production assembly/test problems
• Experience with production best practices such as LEAN, Kaizen, 5S, and Six Sigma
• Experience with ISO Quality Management Systems (aerospace and/or medical robotics a plus)
• Ability to independently lead cross-functional projects to completion
• Strong verbal and written communication skills - can convey complex technical topics in simple terms across internal departments and external partners
• Not afraid to challenge the status quo and regularly offers their own ideas
• Comfortable with issue escalation when appropriate
• Extremely motivated and organized individual who can be self-directed in both team-based and individual settings
• Works well in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Willingness to travel 10-25% both domestically and internationally

Salary Range 

The salary range for this role is expected to be between $95,759 - $112,658.  Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, subject matter expertise, geographic location where work will be performed and the applicant’s skill set.  The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other components may include an annual cash bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.