Jonah Myerberg talks with Dave Rael about engineering, metal, software, leadership, and understanding value
Jonah is a co-founder of Desktop Metal and serves as its chief technology officer where he is responsible for leading the technical direction of Desktop Metal’s 3D printing solutions. Prior to joining Desktop Metal in 2015, Jonah held senior positions with a variety of organizations focused on high performance battery development, including Renovo Auto and A123Systems. Jonah also founded Boston Impact, a contract engineering consulting firm, in 2013.
During his time with A123Systems, Jonah led the motorsports business unit which focused on the development of high performance batteries. These products were adopted by the majority of Formula One teams, including McLaren, Force India, Mercedes Benz and Red Bull. Jonah was also a race engineer for Porsche on the 919 team and for Mahindra Racing on their Formula E team. Jonah holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering and manufacturing from Johns Hopkins University.