Senior Product Manager, Hardware

Frontdoor Defense; Somerville, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program (RSUs)

Healthcare coverage

401K matching

Parental leave

Sabbatical leave

Flexible time off

On-site parking

Professional development

Culture events

Unlimited 3D prints

Job summary

Formlabs, based in Somerville, MA, seeks a Senior Product Manager, Hardware to own the hardware strategy from concept to launch. You will partner with Engineering to define requirements, prioritize features, and shepherd products through development to shipping.

You will become the voice of the customer, deeply understanding users and markets, and shaping a coherent strategy across product lines to deliver impact.

Qualifications

• Hardware engineering or physics background.
• Experience shipping software-enabled hardware product to customers.
• Experience as a product founder or leading products in a startup environment.
• Data-driven decision making.
• Clear written and oral communication.
• Process oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Identify user needs and develop product requirements and roadmaps.
• Prioritize features and track product direction.
• Write clear, detailed product specifications.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams for efficient execution.
• Guide go-to-market and maintenance plans through launch.
• Monitor feedback and analytics to drive improvements.
• Develop deep understanding of customers, business, competitors, and tech.
• Align product strategy with wider business strategy.
• Propose new opportunities adjacent to current work.

Skills

Hardware engineering

Data-driven decisions

Clear communication

Product strategy

Go-to-market

Job description

Senior Product Manager, Hardware

Own the hardware product strategy and drive new hardware products from concept to launch

Location: Somerville, Massachusetts

Compensation: $150,000 - 240,000 USD / year

About The Role

Senior Product Manager, Hardware

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.

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 Senior 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.

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

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: $150,000 -$240,000 USD