Desktop Metal, based in Burlington, Massachusetts is reinventing the way engineering and manufacturing teams produce metal parts - from prototyping through mass production. Our mission is to advance product innovation with metal 3D printing. Founded in 2015 by leaders in advanced manufacturing, metallurgy, and robotics, the company is addressing the unmet challenges of speed, cost, and quality to make metal 3D printing an essential tool for engineers and manufacturers around the world. Desktop Metal has raised a total of $212 million in financing. Among the company’s investors include GV (formerly Google Ventures), GE Ventures, BMW, Lowe’s, and Techtronic Industries (TTI).

In 2017, Desktop Metal was selected as one of the world’s 30 most promising Technology Pioneers by World Economic Forum; named to MIT Technology Review’s list of 50 Smartest Companies; named by the Boston Globe as one of the Best Places to Work in Boston and recognized among the most important innovations in engineering in Popular Science’s “2017 Best of What’s New.”

We are looking to bring on board a talented and self-motivated Hardware Systems Engineer. The ideal candidate will have experience analyzing and developing novel complex electro-mechanical systems from conceptualization to production. Please note that this is NOT an Information Technology (IT) position, it is an application of the field of Systems Engineering to hardware development.

The Hardware Systems Engineer will be responsible for:

• Understanding processes and variables related to 3d printing of metal parts
• Documenting the relationship between printing and downstream part processing
• Performing traceability between marketing, product, and test requirements
• Maintaining and updating requirements and test cases
• Analyzing attributes of different system components
• Simulating effects of system configurations on performance and cost
• Developing design documentation
• Assisting with verification and interpretation of test results
• Management of prototyping and production test cases
• Maintaining high level of communications with cross-functional team, and partners
• Working with an interdisciplinary team to define, write, and execute designs
• Informing engineering teams of requirement-critical design elements
• Develop process flow maps and tolerance analysis

Basic Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to develop deep understanding of end user needs quickly, and proficiently translate those needs into the right technology solution
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
• Proven record of requirements management and execution
• Experience driving design decisions based on research and testing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• 5+ years in Systems Engineering roles
• BS in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or equivalent

Preferred Experiences:

• Additive manufacturing
• 3D printing
• Manufacturing or aerospace industry experience
• Phase-gate design processes
• Requirements management system administration
• Capital equipment design
• Advanced technical degree (MS/PhD)