Chief Engineer

Formlabs • Somerville, MA

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About The Position

Formlabs is seeking a Chief Engineer to serve as the main technical leader responsible for the overall design and final performance of a shipping product. The role sits at the intersection of system-level engineering challenges and high-impact product design decisions, working across engineering disciplines to develop robust, high-performing products.

Requirements

• Experience leading the technical development of a complex electro-mechanical product.
• Familiarity with a broad range of technologies, including mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, materials science, motion control, and embedded code.
• Demonstrated success across the entire product lifecycle, from initial concept development to high-volume manufacturing.
• Comfort with a culture of healthy debate and the ability to defend design decisions with objective data.
• High engineering standards and the ability to offer constructive feedback that helps teammates improve outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Products led were high volume.
• Products led achieved commercial success as well as technical success.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Product Team to define product-level performance goals and ensure targets are ambitious, achievable, and grounded in sound engineering.
• Lead architectural down-selection across engineering domains, identify technological risks, and establish a performant, robust system architecture.
• Champion delivery of a great product and take responsibility for its final performance.
• Own technical readiness for new technologies and ensure they are ready for incorporation into a product.
• Work with domain experts to define subsystem requirements and interfaces.
• Guide team members through technical implementation and help them frame technical problems in terms of customer value.
• Support engineering-rigorous, objective-data-based design decisions and consideration of solutions beyond purely technical ones.
• Identify program risks and keep the team focused on the most important work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed