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Senior Display Engineer

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Somerville, MA
Senior level
Hybrid
Somerville, MA
Senior level
The Senior Display Engineer will develop and validate display hardware for 3D printers, collaborating with teams to ensure successful implementation and production.
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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.

Our growing Hardware Systems Engineering team is looking for a Display Engineer. In this role, your primary responsibility will be focused on display hardware development and validation for 3d printer products. You will collaborate closely with multi-functional teams and suppliers to ensure the successful implementation of new display technologies and drive engineering excellence from initial concept to final mass production. This pivotal position demands proactive problem-solving across technical domains. A successful candidate needs to be highly independent and results-driven, have strong presentation and communication skills, and can thrive in a fast-paced and highly dynamic environment. If this sounds like you, please join our team as a Senior Display Engineer.

The Job:

  • Own overall optical and module master specifications from initial concept to mass production and drive rigorous validation plan to meet performance
  • Collaborate with multi-functional teams and key stakeholders to iterate design, set clear goals and priorities throughout the product development phases, drive display module design convergence, and ensure successful display product ramp
  • Identify and assess critical metrics affecting display performance, analyze experimental and build data, address process limitations, and follow through between modeling and as-built performance
  • Ability to Communicate effectively across the organization, influence other teams, manage risk, make decisions with limited amount of information, and deliver against a fast-paced development schedule are key requirements
  • Systems level thinking - We are looking for someone who can define the requirements of the system, not just develop one to a predefined spec

You:

  • 5+ years of experience in display hardware development, validation, and research. Proven track record in product development of an LCD display system from concept to mass production
  • Expertise with deep understanding of optics, image processing, and display technologies such as LCD, TFT, LED and uLED
  • Understanding of display driver technologies and experience working with vendors to develop unique driver electronics
  • Multiple experiences in bringing products mass production and managing domestic and international vendors
  • Strong working knowledge of display-related calibration and metrology methods

Bonus:

  • Proficiency in programming languages (e.g. Python), and optical simulators (e.g., Zemax or LightTools)

Our Perks & Benefits:

  • 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.

Top Skills

Lcd
Led
Lighttools
Python
Tft
Uled
Zemax
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Formlabs Somerville, Massachusetts, USA Office

Formlabs spun out of MIT in 2011 and never went too far. We're located in Somerville, MA just past Union Square, but steps away from Cambridge. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants, and other city conveniences within walking distance.

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