Formlabs
Head of Manufacturing Engineering
Somerville, MA
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About the role
- We're a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things.
- As our business expands across hardware, software, and materials, this leader will define how we evolve our operational processes, expand our global reach, and unlock new opportunities for growth.
- We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Responsibilities
- Build and execute a multi-year strategy to scale Formlabs' global operations and expand product capabilities
- Lead manufacturing and operations engineering, developing and refining processes and tooling that ensure high-quality, high-precision products at scale
- Oversee supply demand management: forecasting demand, aligning supply to financial and sales goals, managing factory builds, and ensuring smooth customer allocation during NPIs
- Drive logistics and supply chain excellence: negotiating with partners, optimizing global systems and processes, and delivering a seamless customer experience
- Partner closely with R&D, product, and go-to-market teams to support new product introductions and material launches
- Identify and pursue adjacent business opportunities that drive revenue growth and margin expansion
- This executive will lead manufacturing engineering, supply demand management, logistics, supply chain, or materials operations-ensuring precision, scale, and efficiency across our entire product ecosystem.
- Track record of building strong vendor relationships and negotiating high-value contracts
Requirements
- Proven success scaling global, multi-site manufacturing networks
- Deep expertise leading operations across manufacturing engineering, supply chain and or logistics
- Demonstrated ability to craft and execute long-term strategies that expand capabilities, improve margins, and enable growth at scale
Skills
- Your Impact:
Compensation
- You'll have the opportunity to share financially in the value we create together, with a shared incentive to build a business that succeeds over the long term.
- Equity will be a significant portion of your total compensation, and will increase over time in proportion to your impact.
- The base pay will be determined by your skills, qualifications, experience, location, and expected impact on the organization.
- The annual base pay range for this role is:
- $175,000 - $300,000 USD
Benefits
- Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- Generous paid Parental Leave (up to 16 weeks)
- Tenure-based paid Sabbatical Leave (up to 6 weeks)
- Flexible Out of Office Plan - Take time when you need it
- Ample on-site parking & pre-tax commuter benefits
Company info
- Your Impact: We are seeking a VP of Operations to join our leadership team and contribute to the global strategy and execution of operations at Formlabs.
- We are seeking a VP of Operations to join our leadership team and contribute to the global strategy and execution of operations at Formlabs.
Equal opportunity
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
This listing is sourced directly from Formlabs's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.