{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"802e89b6db6e07ee10a279f4","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/802e89b6db6e07ee10a279f4","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/802e89b6db6e07ee10a279f4","title":"3D Process Engineer III","description":"The 3D Printing Process team at Align Technology is looking for a 3D Process Engineer III at the San Jose, CA, location. This on-site role focuses on hands-on experimentation and process development within a lab setting. The ideal candidate will lead efforts to create, refine and enhance 3D printing and post-processing techniques, while also supporting R&D initiatives for emerging materials and product concepts. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate across software, materials, and design teams to address complex challenges in additive manufacturing.\nRole expectations\nIndependently operate new additive manufacturing equipment and post processing equipment.\nPerform material and product testing using standard and non-standard material testing equipment.\nCollect, maintain and organize data in accordance to internal standards and quality requirements.\nParticipate, and lead select weekly and bi-weekly technical meetings with cross functional groups\nPresent data, findings, and ideas to the process and cross-functional teams on a weekly basis\nUse statistical tools to analyze, interpret, and present experiment results.\nBe responsible for writing, maintaining, and transferring work instructions to manufacturing teams.\nBe responsible for writing, maintaining and supporting protocols for process and equipment qualifications and process transfer.\nBe responsible for writing and maintaining work instructions for Process R&D activities.\nWork closely with cross functional collaborators to support and to receive support on major project milestones.\nLearn and apply the use of design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) principles to support printing and post process development.\nLearn and apply process-structure-property relationship exploration to study, and tune process to match desired performance and accuracy metrics.\nOperate, collect and analyze data from polymer characterization equipment to support process-structure-property explorations.\nIndependently design, setup and execute experiments to study process-structure-property relationships for polymer AM systems for the purpose of understanding/optimizing the manufacturing process.\nCollaborate with the Manager, peers and cross functional groups (as necessary) to design experiments and identify deliverables.\nUse and develop methods to collect, process and analyze data from advanced metrology techniques like CT, CMM and similar appliances\nBe responsible for collection, processing and analysis of orthodontic performance data for exploring the relationship between process and performance.\nCreate, evaluate, support prototyping of equipment, jigs, fixture and tools necessary for manufacturing process internally or with external support.\nMaintain vendor relationships and be responsible for design review and release of custom equipment.\nStudy and develop metrics to explore the process capability of end-to-end pilot manufacturing process for R&D products.\nResponsible for supporting the planning, execution and documentation of experiment results and analysis for regulatory submissions.\nResponsible for serving as SME for internal and external audits related to process development and optimization.\nSupport the creation of requirements for manufacturing software such as support generation, slicing, layout etc.\nServe as a technical liaison for manufacturing software development, prototyping (coding, code editing), and testing.\nSupport in test method validation for critical quality monitoring steps.\nSupport generation of quality metrics and acceptance criterion for inspection and other in-process monitoring steps.\nSupport and participate in calibration, spirit committee, and safety programs.\nServe as lead for training and transfer of process work instructions and protocols for pilot lines.\nFoster collaboration with cross functional teams, support onboarding and training of technicians.\nWork in a fast-paced environment and meet critical deadlines\nProblem solve issues with attention to detail\nActively coach, motivate, mentor and provide leadership to peers and Jr. engineers\nWhat we're looking for\nMS degree in mechanical or Biomedical Engineering (other scientific disciplines considered) with 3-4 years of direct 3D printing experience related to SLA/ Resin based 3D printing machines, or printed medical devices.\nPhD degree in mechanical or relevant interdisciplinary degree with focus on process or post process development for photopolymer based additive manufacturing systems\nExperience with handling and working with chemicals such as Iso propyl alcohol, photopolymers, cleaning agents.\nKnowledge/ Fundamentals of Process Design for Additive Manufacturing.\nExperience in development of printing or post process parameters for a specific application or material.\nWorking/Practical knowledge of polymer process-structure-property relationships in the context of manufacturing.\nExperience in optimizing post process parameters for 3D printed parts\nExperience using instruments such as CT scanners, Surface profilers, Digital microscopes and similar imaging techniques.\nDemonstrable experience highlighting the use of statistical techniques (e.g. DOE) to analyze data and control variation in manufacturing process\nDemonstrable experience in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams\nDemonstrable experience in troubleshooting problems with logical approach.\nDemonstrable experience in presenting technical data with strong communication skills.\nExperience using CAD/3D modeling packages like solidworks, inventor etc.\nNice to Have:\nExperience in development of metrics for process control and process capability.\nCollaboration with polymer design/engineering groups is desirable.\nExperience scaling processes beyond R&D lab/ desktop phase.\nExperience using AM tools such as slicer and other toolpath generation SW.\nExperience with SW tools and coding languages such as JMP, Python, MATLAB etc.\nExperience with building/operating custom 3D printers, material testing, or post processing equipment.\nExperience with 3D printed devices for medical or biomechanical applications\nPay Transparency\nIf provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.\nFor Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.\nOur internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.\nAbout Align Technology\nYour growth and well-being:\n\nAt Align, every smile matters. We’re committed to helping you thrive by supporting the health, growth, and well-being of our team members through a variety of tools and programs. While specific offerings may vary by location and role, Align employees can typically expect:\nHealth and well-being programs to keep you thriving in both body and mind.\nEmployee-exclusive discounts on Invisalign products.\nLearning opportunities through online learning resources and support for your individual development plans.\nInclusive, global workplace that fosters collaboration, recognition and belonging.\nCountry and/or role specific details will be shared with you by your recruiter during the interview process.\n\nDiscover Align:\n\nWe are a global community of game-changers and smart team players, united by our belief in the power of a smile. Our dynamic team of exceptional employees is dedicated to transforming the industry and creating extraordinary outcomes every day.\n\nAlign’s core values of agility, customer, and accountability are more than words to work by, they are words we live by. The actions we take every day speak to who we are as a company and our focus on being truly impactful. We celebrate our differences, and the many ways we support one another— ultimately creating a more inclusive organization and world as we continue transforming smiles and changing lives.\n\nWe foster a culture where thinking differently and seeking new experiences are not just encouraged but celebrated. With the Align Mindset, we empower each other, ensuring every voice is heard and valued in an inclusive environment that inspires creativity and collaboration.\n\nAt Align, we believe in the power of a smile, and we know that every smile is as unique as our employees. As we grow, we are committed to building a workforce rich in diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences, fostering a culture of open-mindedness and compassion. We live our company values by promoting healthy people and healthy communities, all with the intent of changing millions of lives, one unique smile at a time.\n\nAs part of our commitment to innovation, Align Technology includes exocad and Cubicure, companies that enhance our offerings and extend our impact to industry transformation.\n\nEager to learn how we embrace our global differences and nurture employee well-being?\nExplore Align's culture here!\n\nApplicant Privacy Policy:\n\nReview our Applicant Privacy Policy for additional information.\n\nEqual Opportunity Statement:\n\nAlign Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all our practices, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected category. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying, and employment eligibility will be verified as a condition of hire.\n\nDepartment\nResearch & Development\nEmployment Type\nFull Time\nLocation\nUS-California-San Jose\nWorkplace type\nOnsite\nCompensation\n$109,600 - $150,700 / year","company":"Align Technology","rawCompany":"align technology","city":"San Jose","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-04-12T21:28:51.059Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2112.03","title":"Manufacturing Engineers","slug":"manufacturing-engineers"},{"code":"17-2131.00","title":"Materials Engineers","slug":"materials-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"541715","title":"Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-the-physical-engineering-and-life-sciences-except-nanotechnology-and-biotechnology"},{"code":"339116","title":"Dental Laboratories","slug":"dental-laboratories"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"3D Process Engineer III","description":"The 3D Printing Process team at Align Technology is looking for a 3D Process Engineer III at the San Jose, CA, location. This on-site role focuses on hands-on experimentation and process development within a lab setting. The ideal candidate will lead efforts to create, refine and enhance 3D printing and post-processing techniques, while also supporting R&D initiatives for emerging materials and product concepts. This position offers a unique opportunity to collaborate across software, materials, and design teams to address complex challenges in additive manufacturing.\nRole expectations\nIndependently operate new additive manufacturing equipment and post processing equipment.\nPerform material and product testing using standard and non-standard material testing equipment.\nCollect, maintain and organize data in accordance to internal standards and quality requirements.\nParticipate, and lead select weekly and bi-weekly technical meetings with cross functional groups\nPresent data, findings, and ideas to the process and cross-functional teams on a weekly basis\nUse statistical tools to analyze, interpret, and present experiment results.\nBe responsible for writing, maintaining, and transferring work instructions to manufacturing teams.\nBe responsible for writing, maintaining and supporting protocols for process and equipment qualifications and process transfer.\nBe responsible for writing and maintaining work instructions for Process R&D activities.\nWork closely with cross functional collaborators to support and to receive support on major project milestones.\nLearn and apply the use of design for additive manufacturing (DFAM) principles to support printing and post process development.\nLearn and apply process-structure-property relationship exploration to study, and tune process to match desired performance and accuracy metrics.\nOperate, collect and analyze data from polymer characterization equipment to support process-structure-property explorations.\nIndependently design, setup and execute experiments to study process-structure-property relationships for polymer AM systems for the purpose of understanding/optimizing the manufacturing process.\nCollaborate with the Manager, peers and cross functional groups (as necessary) to design experiments and identify deliverables.\nUse and develop methods to collect, process and analyze data from advanced metrology techniques like CT, CMM and similar appliances\nBe responsible for collection, processing and analysis of orthodontic performance data for exploring the relationship between process and performance.\nCreate, evaluate, support prototyping of equipment, jigs, fixture and tools necessary for manufacturing process internally or with external support.\nMaintain vendor relationships and be responsible for design review and release of custom equipment.\nStudy and develop metrics to explore the process capability of end-to-end pilot manufacturing process for R&D products.\nResponsible for supporting the planning, execution and documentation of experiment results and analysis for regulatory submissions.\nResponsible for serving as SME for internal and external audits related to process development and optimization.\nSupport the creation of requirements for manufacturing software such as support generation, slicing, layout etc.\nServe as a technical liaison for manufacturing software development, prototyping (coding, code editing), and testing.\nSupport in test method validation for critical quality monitoring steps.\nSupport generation of quality metrics and acceptance criterion for inspection and other in-process monitoring steps.\nSupport and participate in calibration, spirit committee, and safety programs.\nServe as lead for training and transfer of process work instructions and protocols for pilot lines.\nFoster collaboration with cross functional teams, support onboarding and training of technicians.\nWork in a fast-paced environment and meet critical deadlines\nProblem solve issues with attention to detail\nActively coach, motivate, mentor and provide leadership to peers and Jr. engineers\nWhat we're looking for\nMS degree in mechanical or Biomedical Engineering (other scientific disciplines considered) with 3-4 years of direct 3D printing experience related to SLA/ Resin based 3D printing machines, or printed medical devices.\nPhD degree in mechanical or relevant interdisciplinary degree with focus on process or post process development for photopolymer based additive manufacturing systems\nExperience with handling and working with chemicals such as Iso propyl alcohol, photopolymers, cleaning agents.\nKnowledge/ Fundamentals of Process Design for Additive Manufacturing.\nExperience in development of printing or post process parameters for a specific application or material.\nWorking/Practical knowledge of polymer process-structure-property relationships in the context of manufacturing.\nExperience in optimizing post process parameters for 3D printed parts\nExperience using instruments such as CT scanners, Surface profilers, Digital microscopes and similar imaging techniques.\nDemonstrable experience highlighting the use of statistical techniques (e.g. DOE) to analyze data and control variation in manufacturing process\nDemonstrable experience in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams\nDemonstrable experience in troubleshooting problems with logical approach.\nDemonstrable experience in presenting technical data with strong communication skills.\nExperience using CAD/3D modeling packages like solidworks, inventor etc.\nNice to Have:\nExperience in development of metrics for process control and process capability.\nCollaboration with polymer design/engineering groups is desirable.\nExperience scaling processes beyond R&D lab/ desktop phase.\nExperience using AM tools such as slicer and other toolpath generation SW.\nExperience with SW tools and coding languages such as JMP, Python, MATLAB etc.\nExperience with building/operating custom 3D printers, material testing, or post processing equipment.\nExperience with 3D printed devices for medical or biomechanical applications\nPay Transparency\nIf provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.\nFor Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.\nOur internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.\nAbout Align Technology\nYour growth and well-being:\n\nAt Align, every smile matters. We’re committed to helping you thrive by supporting the health, growth, and well-being of our team members through a variety of tools and programs. While specific offerings may vary by location and role, Align employees can typically expect:\nHealth and well-being programs to keep you thriving in both body and mind.\nEmployee-exclusive discounts on Invisalign products.\nLearning opportunities through online learning resources and support for your individual development plans.\nInclusive, global workplace that fosters collaboration, recognition and belonging.\nCountry and/or role specific details will be shared with you by your recruiter during the interview process.\n\nDiscover Align:\n\nWe are a global community of game-changers and smart team players, united by our belief in the power of a smile. Our dynamic team of exceptional employees is dedicated to transforming the industry and creating extraordinary outcomes every day.\n\nAlign’s core values of agility, customer, and accountability are more than words to work by, they are words we live by. The actions we take every day speak to who we are as a company and our focus on being truly impactful. We celebrate our differences, and the many ways we support one another— ultimately creating a more inclusive organization and world as we continue transforming smiles and changing lives.\n\nWe foster a culture where thinking differently and seeking new experiences are not just encouraged but celebrated. With the Align Mindset, we empower each other, ensuring every voice is heard and valued in an inclusive environment that inspires creativity and collaboration.\n\nAt Align, we believe in the power of a smile, and we know that every smile is as unique as our employees. As we grow, we are committed to building a workforce rich in diverse cultural backgrounds and life experiences, fostering a culture of open-mindedness and compassion. We live our company values by promoting healthy people and healthy communities, all with the intent of changing millions of lives, one unique smile at a time.\n\nAs part of our commitment to innovation, Align Technology includes exocad and Cubicure, companies that enhance our offerings and extend our impact to industry transformation.\n\nEager to learn how we embrace our global differences and nurture employee well-being?\nExplore Align's culture here!\n\nApplicant Privacy Policy:\n\nReview our Applicant Privacy Policy for additional information.\n\nEqual Opportunity Statement:\n\nAlign Technology is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in all our practices, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected category. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the country for which they are applying, and employment eligibility will be verified as a condition of hire.\n\nDepartment\nResearch & Development\nEmployment Type\nFull Time\nLocation\nUS-California-San Jose\nWorkplace type\nOnsite\nCompensation\n$109,600 - $150,700 / year","datePosted":"2026-04-12T21:28:51.059Z","dateModified":"2026-04-12T21:28:51.059Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Align Technology","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"San Jose","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"802e89b6db6e07ee10a279f4"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/802e89b6db6e07ee10a279f4"}}