Global Sourcing Intern (Summer 2027)

Location: Somerville, MA Department: Manufacturing

Do you want to change how the world creates?

At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.

We’re a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.

Your Impact

The components we source from all over the world are essential to the success of our products and company. We must carefully balance our need to lower costs while ensuring high performance, reliability, and abundant supply. You’ll work with our team of engineers to build relationships with suppliers and expand the capabilities of Formlabs to directly improve our products. If you are focused and inspired with a passion for streamlining and optimization, we want you as a Global Sourcing Intern on our Global Sourcing Team.

Internship Term: Summer 2027 (May/June - August)

Commitment: Full-time

Location: Onsite in Somerville, MA

The Job

Work directly with current and potential suppliers to keep our material pipeline flowing

Develop strategies to better optimize our suppliers for cost, quality, and supply resilience

Assist in supply chain planning for future product rollout

Conduct market analysis to provide deep and meaningful sourcing insights

You

Have a technical or engineering background

Excited to source, contact, and evaluate potential suppliers for quality, reliability, cost and capacity

Able to work with a variety of teams, communicating effectively in-person and remotely

Organized and focused, able to handle concurrent conversations and projects, documenting progress along the way

Leadership experience and exposure to project management

Bonus Skills (Optional)

Manufacturing and procurement experience

Advanced use of Microsoft Excel

Product development experience

Familiarity with part inspection and corrective action, i.e. Quality Control

Experience with the manufacturing technologies used to make our printer parts: injection molding, machining, sheet metal stamping, bending, and forming, SMT etc.

Intern Benefits & Perks

Flexible Out of Office Plan – take time when you need it

Salaried bi-weekly pay schedule

Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits

Catered on-site lunches (3x per week), snacks, beverages, & treats

Cohort-based social and professional development experience for interns

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.

Compensation

Interns at Formlabs are paid on a bi-weekly pay schedule. The pay range for this role will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization. This is a salaried role, so you will always be paid based on the assumed 40 hours per week as a full-time intern. This position does not offer housing or relocation assistance.

The weekly pay range for this role is

$1,575—$1,950 USD