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# Materials Program Manager at Formlabs

- **Company:** Formlabs
- **Location:** Somerville, MA
- **Compensation:** $100k–$180k
- **Posted:** 2026-08-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://careers.formlabs.com/job/8168291/apply/?gh_jid=8168291

## Job description

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:

Materials Program Managers at Formlabs usher in new technology from concept through production, partnering with the materials scientists and the product stakeholders to develop world-class 3D printing materials. They are the nexus between the internal teams, senior management, and external partners, coordinating all program activities from development through production ramp to product launch.

We look for people who are passionate about learning and taking on new challenges, care about shipping impactful products, and are interested in building strong collaborative relationships with external partners and internal teams.

What You’ll Do:

Ship the best product as fast as possible

- Manage the strategy, overall planning, execution and delivery of technically complex products from concept through production
- Monitor projects on an ongoing basis, evaluate progress/quality, and manage issue resolutions. Communicate status, issues, and key risks.
- Act as the link between the program teams, key stakeholders, and external partners, including frequent reporting to company leadership.
- Use disciplined project management methodology to define scope, develop program plans which deliver the program within cost and schedule
- Organize beta testing activities. Plan and coordinate the creation and implementation of externally facing technical documents
- Ensuring program closure - including post launch issue tracking and required documentation.

About You:

- 5+ years of experience in an engineering or R&D environment, with demonstrated experience in project or program management.
- Understand how to bring product concepts from the lab to commercialization.
- Ability to apply technical knowledge to drive decision making, i.e. trade-off discussions and program strategy
- Strong organizational skills along with demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously.
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills. Not afraid to speak up or pivot to a new direction when needed.
- Self-starter and natural problem solver. Have a desire to increase the effectiveness of your teammates.
- Ability to work cross-functionally between product, engineering, production, and supply chain personnel. Experience communicating status and issues upward to product stakeholders and senior management.
- Highly collaborative and results driven, constantly striving to improve schedule and program efficiency.
- B.S. degree or higher in an engineering or science related field.

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.

Even if you don't check every box, but see yourself contributing, please apply. Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

Our Candidate AI Guidelines are available[here](https://careers.formlabs.com/ai-guidelines/). Please give them a read.

## 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: $100,000—$180,000 USD

## About Formlabs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Formlabs designs and manufactures professional desktop 3D printers, materials, and software that make industrial-quality additive manufacturing accessible to businesses across a wide range of industries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series E, valuation $2B as of 2021)
- **Headquarters**: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- **Founded**: 2011
- **Founders**: Max Lobovsky, Natan Linder, David Cranor (MIT graduate students)

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: 3D printing hardware, software, and materials; additive manufacturing
- **Target customers**: B2B — from small businesses and entrepreneurs to large enterprises in medical, automotive, aerospace, footwear, consumer goods, and education
- **Mission/purpose**: “Enable anyone to make anything” – expanding access to digital fabrication through affordable, professional 3D printing

## Products & Services
- **SLA 3D Printers (Form 3, Form 3L, Form 4)**: Desktop stereolithography printers that deliver industrial part quality, precision, and repeatability.
- **SLS 3D Printers (Fuse 1, Fuse 1+)**: Selective laser sintering printers for functional, end-use nylon parts.
- **Proprietary Materials**: Over 45 formulations including standard resins, engineering resins, dental materials, and jewelry casting resins.
- **PreForm Software**: Free slicing and print preparation software optimized for Formlabs printers.
- **Fleet Management Software**: Cloud-based platform for managing multiple printers, tracking usage, and automating workflows.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: $2B (reported during the $150M Series E round in 2021)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of over $250M across rounds (Series A–E); 130,000+ printers sold and 300M+ parts printed globally
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: New Enterprise Associates (NEA), DFJ, Tyche Partners, and other leading venture firms; customers include “global leaders” in medical, automotive, aerospace, and footwear
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 750+ employees (up from ~550 in recent years); 161 active job postings as of mid-2026, with +631.8% year-over-year growth in postings; expansion into 8 global offices across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific; new manufacturing facility in Millbury, OH

## Competitive Advantages
- **Vertical integration**: In-house design of hardware, software, and materials ensures a tightly optimized user experience and rapid iteration
- **Proprietary ecosystem**: 45+ materials that work exclusively with Formlabs printers, creating a strong lock-in and consistent quality
- **Accessibility + quality**: First to bring SLA and SLS to the professional desktop market at a fraction of the cost of industrial systems
- **Scale and brand trust**: Over 130,000 printers in the field, used in 10+ industries, giving Formlabs the largest installed base of any professional desktop 3D printing company

## Strategic Focus
- **Global expansion**: Deepening presence in Asia (Shenzhen, Tokyo, Singapore) and Europe (Berlin, Budapest)
- **Manufacturing scale**: Building out production capacity in Millbury, Ohio to meet growing demand
- **New market segments**: Developing specialized materials and application-specific printers for dental, jewelry, and mass-customization use cases
- **Software and services**: Enhancing fleet management and workflow automation to move “from prototyping to production”

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employees describe a culture of “curiosity, autonomy, and results” with a collaborative, hands-on environment. The company invests in community initiatives around access and education.
- **Work model**: Hybrid and onsite roles available across eight global offices; some remote positions (e.g., field service technicians). Locations include Boston (HQ), Millbury, Milwaukee, Berlin, Budapest, Shenzhen, Tokyo, and Singapore.
- **Perks & engineering culture**: Strong R&D focus with roles spanning hardware, software, materials science, and product management. The interview process is designed to be collaborative, and the company encourages internal mobility.
- **Impact**: Directly work on products that enable “lifesaving medical devices” and “Hollywood blockbusters” – a tangible, mission-driven outcome.

## Sources
1. [Formlabs Company Page](https://formlabs.com/company/)
2. [Formlabs Careers](https://careers.formlabs.com/)
3. [Formlabs All Open Roles](https://careers.formlabs.com/all-open-roles/)
4. [Formlabs LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/formlabs)
5. [Built In – What’s It Like to Work at Formlabs](https://builtin.com/company/formlabs/faq/workplace-perception)

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