Job brief: Head of Hardware Product - SLS

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• Listed on Formlabs's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
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What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $160,000 to $280,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Somerville, MA · Somerville, Massachusetts
• Posted: 2026-10-09

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Manager. The title says "Head of".

Must have

• A background in 3D printing is not required.
• The successful candidate has technical ability to dive deep across domains, commercial sense to understand what customers want and how to make it work for the business, marketing …
• A successful leader has both a sharp understanding of what customers actually value, and a clear-eyed view of what's technically and commercially feasible, with the poise required…
• You aren't just a "product person." You understand how roadmap strategy, technical hardware decisions, customer acquisition, and manufacturing operations must work in harmony.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or a related technical discipline.

Conditions

• 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 wit…
• We're looking for someone who has done hard things: Founded a company, shipped physical products, and competed seriously to be #1.
• Experience in 3D printing, additive manufacturing, or adjacent physical product categories. (Having domain knowledge does not make you good at this job - but not having it will sl…

Main duties

• Own the full hardware product roadmap for the SLS business, across discovery, definition, development, and delivery, supported by strong customer insights an…
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams across engineering, design, manufacturing, and commercial functions.
• Partner deeply with engineering leadership: know enough to pressure-test what's feasible, identify what smells wrong, and find solutions from adjacent domain…
• Help us build an inclusive community that will change the face of 3D printing.

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• Across Formlabs's 183 open listings, 25% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Formlabs hires

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