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Senior Technical Program Manager

Formlabs · Boston, MA · On-site

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About Formlabs

Formlabs is the largest supplier of professional stereolithography (SLA) and selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers in the world. Backed by NEA, SoftBank VF and SOSV.

About the role

A 3D printer is one of the most demanding machines you can build. Lasers, optics, precision motion, thermals, airflow, materials handling, chemistry, sensing, controls, and software all have to work at micron-scale precision, for thousands of layers, with almost no tolerance for error. Making that work reliably is an extraordinary engineering problem. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Ship the best product as fast as possible
  • Manage the strategy, overall planning, execution, and delivery of technically complex products from concept through production
  • Own the program budget, including specific staffing plans. Be responsible and accountable for every dollar spent on a given project
  • Create and maintain product cost models throughout the product development process, and be responsible for end product cost hitting targets
  • Act as the key link between the program team and key stakeholders, including frequent reporting to company leadership
  • Use disciplined project management methodology to define scope, develop program plans which deliver the program within cost and schedule
More about this role

A 3D printer is one of the most demanding machines you can build.

Lasers, optics, precision motion, thermals, airflow, materials handling, chemistry, sensing, controls, and software all have to work at micron-scale precision, for thousands of layers, with almost no tolerance for error. Making that work reliably is an extraordinary engineering problem.

That’s what we do.

At Formlabs, we’re building 3D printers that are changing the way things get made. We have the smartest minds across every engineering discipline, and the technology they’re building is deployed at more than 50,000 industry leaders worldwide, including Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA.

Technical Program Managers at Formlabs are project managers who usher new technology from concept through production; partnering with the design team and the product stakeholders to develop world class products. They are the nexus between the program team, product stakeholders, and senior management, coordinating all program activities from design to product launch.

We look for people who are passionate about learning and taking on new challenges, care about shipping impactful products, and are interested in building...

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