Director of Embedded Systems

Formlabs; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program / RSUs

Comprehensive healthcare (Medical, DnT

401K matching

Paid parental leave

Sabbatical leave

On-site parking and commuter benefits

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs in Boston seeks a leader to own the evolution of its printer cybernetics nervous system. You will guide embedded, electrical, and systems teams to deliver high-performance, scalable hardware platforms that power our next-generation 3D printers.

You’ll champion fast, data-driven iteration and cross-functional collaboration with product and software teams. You will shape a modular architecture, scale teams globally, and push technical boundaries to deliver reliable, world-class devices

Qualifications

• Experience shipping electromechanical products from prototype to high-volume production (100,000+ units).
• Proven ability to build and lead high-performance teams.
• Strong business sense with customer focus and execution orientation.

Responsibilities

• Lead embedded engineering, systems integration, and electrical engineering globally.
• Drive performance breakthroughs to push printer capabilities beyond conventional limits.
• Create modular architecture (main boards, chipsets, peripherals) that scales across the ecosystem.
• Iterate rapidly from concept to working prototype, delivering impactful product outcomes.

Skills

Electromechanical product development

Team leadership

Customer-focused mindset

Job description

About Formlabs:

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs to be part of our mission to build the tools that enable anyone to bring their ideas to life.

Each Formlabs printer is a precision machine - a seamless orchestration of optics, mechanics, and chemistry. Its intelligence is driven by the critical layer in between: the firmware interpreting sensor data, the electrical architecture linking subsystems, and the integration layer that transforms individual components into a reliable tool for surgeons, engineers, and manufacturers worldwide.

This is our printer's nervous system, and we are searching for the leader to own its evolution.

Norbert Wiener coined the term cybernetics at MIT in 1948 to capture the idea of control systems across artificial and biological systems, kicking off decades of progress in this area. Over time, it has been broken down into narrow professional disciplines, including high-level software, embedded software, digital hardware design, analog hardware design, and mechanical engineering. It's time to reunite these fields to refocus on the goal - make systems flexible, robust, and intelligent.

What You’ll Do:

• Ship amazing products that are loved by customers and make a dent in the universe by making it easier for people to go from an idea to a real thing.
• Scale a world-class cybernetics engineering team, leading embedded engineering, systems integration, and electrical engineering globally.
• Solve for Performance. Drive the embedded and electrical breakthroughs that enable our printers to do what others think is impossible.
• Build the Brain. Create a modular architecture (main boards, chipsets, peripherals) that scales across our entire ecosystem.
• Iterate at Speed. Move from "what if" to a working prototype faster than anyone else in the industry.

About You:

• You've shipped complex electromechanical products to production in high-performance environments - you understand what changes when you go from prototype to 100,000 units in the field
• You have built high-performance teams.
• You are impatient and want to ship great products quickly.
• You are customer-obsessed, with a deep focus on the business to ensure we are building the right solutions for our customers
• You dive deep into technical details across engineering and physics domains.

Bonus Skills

• Passion and experience in 3D printing
• Entrepreneurial experience that taught you what it takes to scale a business

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
• Regularly sponsored professional development opportunities
• Many opt-in culture events across our diverse community
• And of course... unlimited 3D prints

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Compensation

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.

The annual base pay range for this role is: $200,000 - $300,000 USD