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Salary: USD 120,000 - 225,000 / annual
Formlabs is seeking a Senior Advanced Manufacturing Manager to lead manufacturing engineering activities at their Boston headquarters. The company develops 3D printing technology used by over 50,000 industry leaders including Apple, Google, Tesla, and NASA.
In this role, you will lead a team of manufacturing engineering professionals supporting global manufacturing, supply chain, and quality operations. Key responsibilities include:
- Lead and mentor a team of manufacturing engineering professionals while supporting extended global teams
- Oversee sustainment of manufacturing lines at contract manufacturers and manage transitions into production
- Characterize process and product failures, conduct root cause investigations, implement corrective actions, and drive mistake-proofing across suppliers and contract manufacturers
- Own manufacturing process control (assembly, calibration, verification testing) to ensure reliability, quality, and yield
- Act as a player-coach on complex engineering and operational challenges, driving cross-functional collaboration
- Serve as a critical member of new product introduction (NPI) teams, focusing on manufacturing readiness, return of experience, producibility, cost effectiveness, and industrialization
- Manage transition details including first article inspections (FAI), fixture assembly issues, and maturity of manufacturing readiness
- Secure mass production capacity, throughput, yield, and process capability
This is not a typical shop-floor manufacturing role; it focuses on supporting an extended global team and managing complex product transitions from prototype to mass production.
REQUIREMENTS:
- B.S. degree in engineering (mechanical, manufacturing, aerospace, industrial, or related field)
- 3+ years in engineering management or engineering team leadership role
- 5+ years of technical experience in manufacturing engineering for complex electro-mechanical product industrialization at scale (machined, sheet metal, injection molded, PCBA, linear motors, LCD, cables, plastic components)
- Experience with remotely managed NPI and contract manufacturers, transitioning high-accuracy products from prototype to mass production
- Expertise in production quality metrics, GD&T, and process/equipment qualification procedures
- Proficiency in statistical analysis methods (DOE, comparison testing, Gage R&R), structured problem solving (A3, 8D, DMAIC, fault-tree), and process control (SPC, Cp/Cpk)
- Willingness to work onsite in a fast-paced environment and occasionally coordinate with colleagues in different time zones
- Travel to vendors, suppliers, and production facilities (primarily China) approximately 10-20% of the time
BONUS QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT, and MP product development processes
- Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification
- Experience with data analysis tools (JMP, Minitab) and visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, SQL)
- OnShape or Solidworks CAD modeling skills
