Senior Advanced Manufacturing Manager
Formlabs · Somerville, MA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Certification
- Black Belt preferred
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 4 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management manufacturing role at Formlabs (industrial) in Somerville, MA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree required · Black Belt preferred
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, Black Belt, Root cause, DMAIC, SPC, MSA / Gage R&R
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How this role compares
Against 53 other live manufacturing postings in Massachusetts.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (3+ vs 5+)
Typical $90k–$132k, from 29 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Tooling 61%
- Lean 57%
- ✓ Root cause 48%
- Automation 46%
- ✓ New product launch 41%
- ✓ SolidWorks 41%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Black Belt, DMAIC, MSA / Gage R&R, Minitab, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Formlabs in Somerville
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Full description from FormlabsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Do you want to change how the world creates?
At Formlabs, we’re building the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life, from cutting-edge products to life-saving medical devices. Our 3D printing technology powers innovation at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. Together, we’re helping everyone design, prototype, and manufacture faster than ever before.
We’re a team of hands-on builders, engineers, and innovators reinventing how the world makes physical things. If you’re ready to shape the future of fabrication, come build it with us.
If you’re excited to help us shape ways of working, solve production line challenges, scale manufacturing capacity, and transition new hardware products into steady-state production, we want you as an Senior Advanced Manufacturing Engineering Manager for our global headquarters team in Boston. It’s worth noting that this is not like the typical shop floor manufacturing engineering management role at a manufacturing plant.
The Job
- •Lead the activities of a team of manufacturing engineering professionals responsible for supporting an extended team of global manufacturing, supply chain, quality professionals.
- •Ongoing sustainment of manufacturing lines at our contract manufacturers + transition into production and support.
- •Characterize process & product failures on our manufacturing line, root cause investigations, corrective actions, and mistake-proofing at suppliers and contract manufacturers for component/module/product new builds and refurbishments.
- •Own manufacturing process (e.g. assembly, printer calibration, verification testing, etc.) control and issue prevention; implementing tools, equipment and process methods to ensure industry-leading reliability, quality, and yield.
- •Drive team collaboration and support across projects/programs as a player coach on complex engineering and operational challenges.
- •Own manufacturing technical readiness as a critical member of our cross-functional NPI teams, with specific emphasis on manufacturing return of experience, producibility, cost effectiveness, industrialization; negotiate conflicting requirements, identify lessons-learned and DFM/DFA/DFSS opportunities and share/escalate to upstream design engineers and downstream sustaining engineers.
- •Manage the details of transition into manufacturing or industrialization, including resolution of first article inspections (FAI) and product/fixture assembly issues; drive maturity of manufacturing readiness; secure mass production capacity, throughput, yield, and process capability.
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You
- •B.S. degree in engineering; mechanical, manufacturing engineering, aerospace, industrial, or related/equivalent field.
- •3+ years experience in an engineering management or engineering team leadership role.
- •5+ years of technical skills, preferably experience in manufacturing engineering roles for complex electro-mechanical product industrialization at scale, including machined, sheet metal, injection molded, PCBA, linear motors, LCD, cables, and plastic components.
- •Experience with remotely managed NPI and contract manufacturers, including transitioning high accuracy products from prototype to mass production.
- •Expertise in production quality metrics, GD&T, and process/equipment qualification procedures.
- •Proficient in methods for statistical analysis (e.g. DOE, comparison testing, Gage R&R), structured problem solving (e.g. A3, 8D, DMAIC), fault-tree), and process control (e.g. statistical process control, process capability Cp/Cpk).
- •Willing to work onsite, in a fast paced environment, and occasionally coordinate with colleagues in different time zones during late evening local hours.
- •Travel to vendors, suppliers, and production facilities (mostly in China) from time to time (~10-20%)
Bonus
- •Experience with Proto, EVT, DVT, PVT, and MP product development process & life cycle
- •A Six Sigma Black Green/Black Belt certified professional who can still apply and teach the problem solving and statistical body of knowledge.
- •Have experience with data analysis tools (JMP, Minitab) and data visualization tool (Tableau, Power Bi, SQL, etc.)
- •On Shape of Solidworks CAD modeling skills
Our Benefits & Perks
- •Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs
- •Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
- •401K matching and access to financial advisors
- •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
- •Healthy on-site lunches, snacks, beverages, & treats
- •Regular sponsored professional development opportunities
- •Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
- •And of course… unlimited 3D prints
Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.
Every Formlabs employee receives equity because everyone contributes to building the company. 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.