Dental CAD Designer - 3Shape Expert (Remote)
About the Role
We are seeking a talented Dental CAD Designer with expertise in 3Shape to join our team. In this Dental CAD Designer remote position, you will play a crucial role in designing high-quality dental restorations. Your skills in CAD design will help us deliver exceptional results to our clients.
What You'll Do
- Design monolithic zirconia restorations, layered substructures, and multi-unit bridges using 3Shape.
- Perform scan cleanup, digital morphing, margin refinement, and occlusal adjustments to ensure optimal fit and function.
- Prepare and manage digital files (STL, PLY, native 3Shape formats) for milling and 3D printing, including nesting and support placement where required.
- Validate design parameters against material-specific tolerances and production constraints to minimize remakes and adjustments.
- Conduct quality checks on digital designs and finished outputs to ensure marginal integrity, correct emergence profiles, and occlusal relationships.
- Collaborate with production technicians, restorative clinicians, and lab management to resolve clinical and technical issues and improve workflows.
- Maintain accurate digital records and follow laboratory quality management procedures and infection-control policies.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience designing fixed prosthetic restorations using 3Shape in a dental laboratory or clinical setting.
- Strong understanding of dental anatomy, occlusion, margin design, and restorative material behavior (including zirconia systems).
- Familiarity with digital production workflows, including CAM preparation, milling, sintering, and SLA/DLP printing considerations.
- Attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills, and ability to work within schedule and quality targets.
Nice to Have
- Experience with laboratory quality systems, digital case management, and integration with intraoral scans and CBCT-derived data.
- Prior exposure to multiple CAD platforms and CAM toolchains, with a focus on optimizing designs for high-throughput production.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and full benefits.
- Relocation support as applicable.
- Opportunity to advance your career in a dynamic environment.
- Flexible work arrangements for a better work-life balance.
- Access to cutting-edge technology and tools.
This Dental CAD Designer role offers a unique opportunity to work remotely in the HealthTech industry, with competitive pay and relocation support.
Who Will Succeed Here
Proficient in 3Shape software for CAD design, with a solid understanding of dental anatomy and the ability to create complex restorations such as multi-unit bridges and layered substructures.
Self-motivated and disciplined in a remote work environment, demonstrating the ability to manage time effectively while adhering to quality management protocols and digital workflows.
Experience-oriented mindset with at least 3-5 years in dental CAD design, focusing on continuous improvement, learning new techniques in CAM preparation, and adapting to evolving digital technologies.
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