Mechanical Project Manager

Formlabs; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust equity program

Healthcare coverage

401K matching

Parental Leave

Sabbatical Leave

Flexible Out of Office Plan

On-site parking

Healthy on-site meals

Professional development opportunities

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs is seeking a Mechanical Project Manager to ensure efficient prototyping and development across our mechanical engineering team. You will collaborate with mechatronics, software, and systems engineers to bring prototypes to life, maintain BOMs, and manage hardware configurations for fast, quality builds.

You’ll lead the project management embedded within the team, push ECOs through controlled releases, and optimize processes to support ongoing product development and hardware upgrades.

Responsibilities

• Be the glue to pull disparate teams together to hit key milestones and goals through the product development process
• Manage the Bill of Materials for our products making sure it is up to date and usable for ordering, cost analysis and tracking development status
• Push ECOs through the release process and ensure they’re implemented in a controlled manner
• Develop spaces for builds including workspace, tools, shelving for inventory and finished goods
• Manage inventory for prototype and integration builds including receiving parts, QA, stocking parts and prepping for builds
• Ensure prototype builds run smoothly and quickly; run daily standups or other work-tracking to keep builds unblocked
• Organize and plan work, motivate team members, track progress and issues, communicate with stakeholders, close out issues
• Manage the configuration of our fleet of prototype printers; maintain up-to-date inventory, status and use
• Improve processes across mechanical engineering to support smooth development of products
• Broadly support the mechanical engineering team and manager as project manager embedded in that team

Skills

Mechanical engineering knowledge

PLM systems experience

Data analysis

Spreadsheet proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

BOM management software

Inventory management tools

ECO release tooling

Job description

About Formlabs

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to join us in our mission to build the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life.

About Formlabs

To reinvent an industry, you have to build the best team. Join Formlabs if you want to join us in our mission to build the tools that make it possible for anyone to bring their ideas to life.

Formlabs is looking for highly motivated individuals to join us as we bring groundbreaking professional 3D printers to every designer, engineer, factory floor and medical institution throughout the world! Companies like Google, Tesla, Gillette, and New Balance rely on the products and services that Formlabs provides, and the list is always growing. Join the exciting 3D printing industry where the possibilities are endless, innovation is at the core of what we do, and we strive to solve unique customer challenges.

R&D: Join a dynamic R&D team, comprising top-tier mechatronics, software and systems engineers. We’re a collaborative group driven by innovation and great product development to develop the Formlabs printing process and bring transformative products to market.

Your Impact

The mechanical project manager makes sure our prototyping and development process is efficient and executed firmly. At Formlabs we’re constantly iterating on our products and building new prototypes. As the engineering project manager you’ll work with the mechanical engineering team and the engineering team broadly to bring these prototypes to life and once they’re built to make sure they’re being maintained and used effectively. You’ll also work closely with the mechanical engineering team to support the complexities of developing hardware such as managing BOMs, inventory and product configurations. This is a role that benefits from energizing your peers and has high visibility as your results are our highly coveted prototype products.

What You’ll Do

• Be the glue to pull disparate teams together to hit key milestones and goals through the product development process
• Manage (in conjunction with the G$ team) the Bill of Materials for our products making sure it is up to date and usable for ordering, cost analysis and useful for tracking development status.
• Push ECOs through the release process and make sure they’re implemented in a controlled manner.
• Develop spaces for builds including workspace, tools, shelving for inventory and finished goods
• Manage inventory for prototype and integration builds including receiving parts, managing incoming quality control, stocking parts and prepping for builds.
• Make sure that prototype builds happen smoothly and as quickly as possible. Run daily standups or other methods of work tracking and motivation to make sure builds remain unblocked.
• Organize and plan work. Motivate team members. Track progress and issues. Communicate with stakeholders and close out issues.
• Manage the configuration of our fleet of prototype printers. Maintain an up to date inventory of prototype printers, their configuration, status and use. Ensure that reworks and retrofits happen quickly and successfully.
• Improve processes across mechanical engineering to support the smooth development of products
• Broadly support the mechanical engineering team and mechanical engineering manager as project manager embedded in that team

About You

• Demonstrates motivation to bring amazing products to life by pushing yourself, your peers and the development process forward
• Consistent and organized to make sure we’re doing everything we can to succeed
• Ready to get your hands dirty filling gaps and leading by example
• Can jump between organizing data to organizing people and back during the course of a day
• A working knowledge of technical documentation and the desire to keep learning in this area
• Build bridges between team leads and key doers on teams to quickly solve problems and blockages

Bonus Skills

• Depth in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering or integration software
• Data analysis and spreadsheet wizardry
• Experience with PLM systems

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.

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