Job brief: Supply Chain Engineer

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• Listed on Formlabs's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-10 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-10.
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• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $120,000 to $170,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Boston, MA · Somerville, Massachusetts
• Posted: 2026-11-10

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.

Must have

• Investigate raw-material quality issues to root cause, working with suppliers, Quality, and the factory on lot-to-lot variability, specifications, certificates of analysis, and co…
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, or a closely related field.
• 5+ years of experience in chemical, specialty materials, polymer, coatings, adhesives, or consumer goods manufacturing, in roles such as supplier quality, process engineering, pla…
• Graduate degree in engineering or chemistry.
• 401K matching with no vesting or tenure requirement

Conditions

• One-of-a-kind activities and events like monthly socials, the annual weekend summer camp, a can’t-miss company hackathon, and lots of other social opportunities

Main duties

• Own relationships with a broad base of chemical raw-material suppliers, running quarterly business reviews with scorecards for quality, delivery, cost, and r…
• Manage volume allocation across dual- and multi-sourced inputs to balance cost, capacity, and risk.
• Lead supplier qualification end-to-end, including technical assessments, site audits, sample evaluation with R&D and Quality, and maintenance of the Approved…
• Partner with Planning and Manufacturing to set safety stock levels, manage shelf-life and storage constraints, and prevent line-down events.
• Build alternate-source strategies for critical inputs, especially single-source chemicals.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Boston, MA: $175k a year (171 listings, 15 employers). This listing is 17% lower.
• Across Formlabs's 195 open listings, 25% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Formlabs hires

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