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.”

The ideal candidate will have experience developing novel electro-mechanical systems from concept to production.

Position Responsibilities:

• Work closely with program management and regulatory teams to create the next generation of metal 3D printers
• Create product requirements and qualify designs against specifications
• Design system components, including detailed drawings for manufacturing using best practices and GD&T
• Transition prototypes into production level components, designing for manufacturing and cost
• Maintain 3D CAD models and documentation of system architecture and components
• Work with an interdisciplinary team to perform detailed design and analysis
• Apply a strong analytical approach to the design process, including mechanics, thermals and tolerance analysis.
• An active participant in FMEA and design reviews
• Maintain a high level of communications with cross-functional teams and partners

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum experience of 3+ years designing and developing electro-mechanical products
• Thorough understanding and use of technical principles, theories, and concepts in mechanical and systems engineering
• Ability to identify, design and validate cost saving opportunities against original design intent
• Broad exposure to mechanical design and development practices
• Working knowledge of manufacturing techniques such as injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, welding, machining and 3D printing
• Experience designing and documenting machined, sheet metal, and cast parts for prototype and mass production
• Experience working with various suppliers to integrate components into system design
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
• Ability to apply customer and company-wide perspective to detailed technical decisions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• BS/MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• Solidworks proficiency

Preferred Experiences:

• DFM and DTC
• GD&T
• PLM systems
• Hands-on machine build and operation experience
• Basic knowledge of electrical systems