Product Manager, Hardware

Formlabs; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust equity program

Comprehensive healthcare coverage

401K matching

Parental Leave

Sabbatical Leave

On-site parking

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs is hiring a Hardware Product Manager to define and drive new hardware products, partnering with Engineering to deliver value to customers and the market. You will own requirements, roadmap, and go-to-market plans while balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.

You will collaborate across teams to ship impactful hardware-software products and influence the Formlabs portfolio through data-driven decision making and strong communication.

Qualifications

• Hardware engineering or physics background.
• Experience shipping software-enabled hardware product to customers.
• Experience as a product founder or experience leading products in a startup environment.
• Make data driven decisions.
• Clear communicator, both written and oral.
• Process oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Identify user needs and develop product requirements and a product roadmap.
• Prioritize features and tasks for the product using internal tools and review direction frequently.
• Write clear, crisp, detailed product specifications.
• Coordinate collaboration with internal and external teams to ensure teams have what they need.
• Help guide the go-to-market and maintenance plans through product launch and beyond.
• Monitor feedback, support, and analytics to plan improvements.
• Develop understanding of customers, business, competitors, and technology.
• Work with leadership to create a coherent product strategy and connect to wider business goals.
• Identify new opportunities adjacent to current work and propose new products.
• Serve as the voice of the customer during product launches.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Shipping software-enabled hardware

Startup experience

Data-driven decisions

Clear communication

Process oriented mindset

Education

Mechanical or electrical engineering degree

Job description

About Formlabs

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.

Your Impact

Hardware Product Managers at Formlabs are responsible for defining new products, working side by side with Engineering to develop them, and announcing new products to the market. They are the subject matter experts on our customers, applications, and business. We seek individuals who are passionate about learning and taking on new challenges, care about shipping impactful products, and are interested in building strong collaborative relationships across the company. We’re looking for a Product Manager to define and drive new hardware products to completion, ensuring customer satisfaction and business success. This role involves defining the requirements for new products in the Formlabs portfolio, determining key features and user experience, and overseeing the product through development all the way to shipping.

Hear from SLS Leader Matt Ewertowski on what it’s like to build products at Formlabs in this video!

What You’ll Do

• Identify immediate and/or upcoming user needs, then work with the team to develop product requirements and a product roadmap that addresses them.
• Prioritize features and tasks for the product using internal tools, tracking and reviewing the product direction and current work frequently.
• Write clear, crisp, detailed product specifications.
• Manage collaboration and communication with other teams, both internal and external, to ensure teams have what they need and can work efficiently.
• Help guide the go to market and maintenance plans through product launch and beyond.
• Monitor feedback, support, and analytics. Plan changes to make improvements.
• Develop a deep understanding of our customers, business, competitors, and technology.
• Work with the product and engineering leadership teams to create a coherent product strategy and vision for your product lines and connect that to our wider business strategy.
• Identify new areas of opportunity for Formlabs that are adjacent to what we are doing today. Propose products that capture these new opportunities.
• This person will serve as the voice of the customer, working to develop and launch products that will delight our members and support business goals.

About You

• Hardware engineering or physics background
• Experience shipping software-enabled hardware product to customers (or convince us why this doesn’t matter)
• Experience as a product founder or experience leading products in a startup environment
• Make data driven decisions
• Clear communicator, both written and oral
• Process oriented mindset

Bonus Skills

• Mechanical or electrical engineering degree
• MBA or experience in a consulting role
• Familiarity with manufacturing, regulatory, or product standards and compliance in industries like healthcare, pharma, or life sciences.
• Experience with 3D printing technologies and materials.

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

Compensation

Equity is a big part of the compensation package at Formlabs - every employee receives equity because everyone contributes to building the company. We have a lot of confidence in the products we’re building and the impact we’re making, and you should too. Base pay is the other part of our compensation package, and it is carefully determined based on your skills, experience, and expected impact. Equity and base pay combine to make up your total compensation package at Formlabs.

The Annual Base Pay Range For This Role Is

$125,000 - $150,000 USD

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.

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