Lead Embedded Software Engineer

Formlabs; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust equity program

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

401K matching

Parental leave

Sabbatical leave

On-site parking

Healthy meals on-site

Professional development opportunities

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs is seeking an Embedded Engineering Manager to lead the firmware team responsible for cutting-edge printers. You will guide architecture, review code, and work hands-on on target hardware alongside engineers across electronics, mechanics, and software.

The role requires shipping production firmware, hiring and mentoring engineers, and driving a platform strategy that enables rapid product iteration from prototype to volume production. Expect collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Shipped production firmware in C/C++ for complex electromechanical products.
• Led embedded/firmware engineers, including hiring and performance management.
• Took multiple products from prototype to volume production and provided post-launch support.
• Comfortable from bare-metal microcontrollers to embedded Linux and multicore processors, with Python tooling.
• Brought up boards/peripherals (ADC, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet); read schematics and debug with scopes/logic analyzers.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery of embedded firmware for current and upcoming printers; hit milestones and set quality standards.
• Stay hands-on: review architecture, debug on target hardware, and contribute code.
• Define direction for a shared embedded platform to enable reuse across printers.
• Hire and coach embedded engineers and address performance issues early.
• Collaborate with electrical, systems, mechanical, and software teams from bring-up to production; trace field issues to root cause.
• Build test automation, CI, and static analysis to ship firmware updates without breaking installed bases.
• Prioritize customer-focused work and reduce scope when needed.

Skills

Embedded firmware

C/C++

Leadership

Hardware bring-up

Python tooling

Oscilloscope debugging

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

RTOS

Bootloaders

CI/CD

Test automation

Job description

About Formlabs:

Do you want to change how the world creates?

At Formlabs, we're building tools that let anyone bring 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.

Your Impact:

Firmware turns a Formlabs printer from a box of boards, motors, lasers, and sensors into a machine people trust for a 12-hour print. It runs on more than 130,000 printers in dental labs, hospitals, factories, and engineering teams, from the Form 4 and Form 4L to the Fuse 1+ and Fuse X1. As our Embedded Engineering Manager, you'll lead the embedded software team that writes it, across microcontrollers and embedded Linux. We're adding new printers over the next few years, so the platform you build now decides how fast each new machine comes up and how well it holds up in the field.

What You’ll Do:

• Own delivery of embedded firmware for current and upcoming printers: hit program milestones, set the quality bar, and decide with program leads what ships now and what waits.
• Stay hands-on. Review architecture and code, debug on target hardware next to your engineers, and write code when the team needs another pair of hands.
• Set direction for a shared embedded platform (drivers, communication stacks, RTOS and embedded Linux integration, bootloaders, firmware updates and build infrastructure) so each new printer reuses what works instead of starting over.
• Hire strong embedded engineers, coach them toward their best work, and deal with performance problems directly and early.
• Partner with electrical engineering, systems integration, mechanical and software teams from board bring-up through production, and trace field failures back to root cause.
• Build the test automation, CI, and static analysis that let the team ship firmware updates to a large installed base without breaking it.
• Question requirements and cut work that doesn't matter to customers, so the team spends its time on what does.

About You:

• Experienced embedded software engineer who has shipped production firmware in C and C++ for complex electromechanical products such as robots, consumer electronics, medical devices or industrial equipment.
• You've led a team of embedded or firmware engineers, including hiring and managing performance.
• You've taken multiple products from prototype to volume production and supported them after launch.
• You're comfortable working from bare-metal microcontrollers to embedded Linux and multicore processors, using Python for tooling and testing.
• You've brought up boards and peripherals yourself (ADC, PWM, SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet), can read a schematic, and debug with a scope and logic analyzer.
• You can profile and optimize firmware for performance, memory, and power, and diagnose problems across several connected controllers using logs and trace data.
• You make decisions with incomplete information, move quickly, and can explain how a technical call affects the customer.
• You communicate clearly with electrical, mechanical, and software engineers, as well as product and program leads.

Bonus Skills:

• Linux kernel experience, such as writing device drivers
• Firmware for motion control, lasers or optics, or thermal systems
• Over-the-air (OTA) updates and device security for connected products
• Supporting a large fleet of connected devices in the field
• MISRA C or other safety-critical coding standards
• Passion and experience in 3D printing
• Background in electronics or robotics

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

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.

Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

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:

$170,000 - $260,000 USD