Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager

Formlabs - Somerville, MA

Full-time - Senior

Somerville, MA

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Formlabs will lead a team of manufacturing engineering professionals to support global manufacturing, supply chain, and quality initiatives. This role focuses on sustaining manufacturing lines, transitioning new products into production, and ensuring high-quality manufacturing processes. The position emphasizes collaboration across various engineering disciplines and requires a strong background in manufacturing engineering for complex electro-mechanical products.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of manufacturing engineering professionals supporting global manufacturing and supply chain efforts.
• Sustain manufacturing lines at contract manufacturers and support transitions into production.
• Characterize process and product failures, conduct root cause investigations, and implement corrective actions.
• Own manufacturing process control and issue prevention, ensuring reliability, quality, and yield.
• Drive team collaboration on complex engineering and operational challenges as a player coach.
• Manage manufacturing technical readiness as part of cross-functional NPI teams, focusing on producibility and cost-effectiveness.
• Resolve first article inspections and product assembly issues, driving manufacturing readiness and capacity.

Requirements

• B.S. degree in engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, or related field).
• 3+ years of experience in an engineering management or team leadership role.
• 5+ years of technical experience in manufacturing engineering for complex electro-mechanical products.
• Experience with remotely managed NPI and transitioning products from prototype to mass production.
• Expertise in production quality metrics, GD&T, and process/equipment qualification procedures.
• Proficient in statistical analysis methods and structured problem-solving techniques.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT, and MP product development processes.
• Six Sigma Green/Black Belt certification.
• Experience with data analysis tools (JMP, Minitab) and data visualization tools (Tableau, Power Bi, SQL).
• CAD modeling skills in On Shape or Solidworks.

Benefits

• Robust equity program with RSUs.
• Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision).
• Low-cost fund options in 401K with access to advisors.
• Generous paid parental leave (up to 16 weeks).
• Tenure-based paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 weeks).
• Flexible Out of Office Plan.
• Ample on-site parking and pre-tax commuter benefits.
• Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, and beverages.
• Regular sponsored professional development opportunities.
• Opt-in culture events across the community.
• Unlimited 3D prints.