Operation Program Manager

• Name of Employer: Formlabs, Inc.
• Position Title: Operations Program Manager
• Position Location: 35 Medford St., Somerville, MA 02143

• Duties: Create formal phase-gate product development for manufacturing, enforcing entry/exit criteria for concept,
• design, verification, pilot, and ramp stages. Own verification and validation planning across functional,
• environmental, and reliability testing. Lead Operations readiness and production ramp planning, integrating
• supplier capability, production readiness, and capacity models. Perform engineering trade-off analyses across
• mechanical performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost. - Validate design feasibility through prototyping,
• testing, and simulation of structural, thermal, and functional behavior. Apply DFM/DFA principles to ensure
• component geometry, interfaces, and tolerances are ready. Perform resource leveling and capacity planning across
• engineering, operations, and suppliers. Identify and manage technical and operational risks using structured
• mitigation plans. Design the global manufacturing and supplier network across Formlabs factories and external
• partners. Perform lead-time and bottleneck analysis to protect launch and ramp schedules. Execute make-vs-buy
• and supplier selection frameworks. Lead supplier negotiations and risk mitigation to ensure continuity of supply.
• Build end-to-end cost models including BOM, labor, tooling, depreciation, yield, and overhead. Perform design-to-
• cost and value-engineering trade studies. Evaluate capital investments using NPV, free cash flow, and ROI analysis.
• Model yield, scrap, and rework impact on unit cost. Conduct cost variance and sensitivity analyses. Translate
• engineering and manufacturing constraints into business impact assessments. Lead cross-functional Operational
• Readiness Meetings for NPI execution. Produce data-driven executive reports integrating cost, yield, capacity, and
• schedule. Apply DOE and statistical analysis to optimize yield and reduce variation. Lead root-cause analysis and
• CAPA for defects and failures. Provide quality and risk dashboards to leadership. Manage engineering change
• control and configuration management. Enforce risk-based quality systems aligned with ISO and industry
• standards. Maintain traceability from requirements to validation results. Coordinate compliance across engineering,
• operations, and suppliers. Integrate engineering, manufacturing, and supply-chain cost data into financial
• governance systems. Perform budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis. Manage inventory valuation and COGS
• tracking. Execute process-level cost-reduction initiatives. Define quantitative KPIs for yield, throughput, cycle
• time, cost, and readiness. Drive continuous improvement initiatives. Maintain organizational accountability and
• reporting structures. 15% of domestic travel required.

• Requirements: Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related
• field and two years of experience in mechanical engineering, or hardware product development. Must have two years
• of experience in each of the following: managing technically complex product development programs in hardware or
• manufacturing; applying technical expertise to program strategy, cost modeling, and decision-making; program
• management tools (scheduling, risk management, resource planning, and reporting); understanding of manufacturing and
• operations fundamentals, including cost structures, plan vs actual performance management, and demand-supply planning;
• and conducting financial/economic analysis and evaluation of long-term investment.

Offered Wage: $150,000 - $200,000/year.

• CONTACT: To apply, please send resumes to Kelly Fagan - 35 Medford St. Ste 1, Somerville, MA 02143 or hr-
• [email protected] Reference #: 111475.

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