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Department: Manufacturing
Location: Somerville, MA

About Formlabs: 

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: 

Formlabs printers are sold in over 40 countries and counting. Ensuring our hardware products meet safety and regulatory standards in each geography takes strategic thinking, engineering know-how and exploration of varying regulatory landscapes. The Hardware Compliance Engineer partners with design engineers, product managers, manufacturing engineers and salespeople to establish and execute compliance certification strategies through new product introduction and continued market expansion. If you are excited to take a hands-on role within the product lifecycle and further develop your regulatory, quality, and project management skills to work then join us as a Hardware Compliance Engineer.

What You’ll Do:

Leverage a core knowledge of industrial product regulations to identify relevant standards, translate guidelines into engineering requirements and review product designs for compliance. 

Employ strong analytical, organizational and communication skills to define testing requirements, assess risk, manage design documents, oversee test lab activities and communicate project status across engineering, regulatory agencies, sales partners, manufacturing and senior leadership. 

Deep involvement and hands on product solution/modification to mitigate EMC/Safety/Other problems found during verification and reviews.

Sample setup preparation for both electronic and firmware components.

Shepherd new products through compliance assessments, product testing, certification processes and design updates for user safety and regulatory compliance.

Work on international approval projects to support Formlabs expanding in new international markets.

Maintain compliance of released products and update certifications as regulations change.

Prepare regulatory documents and submit to agencies and third party service providers.

Partner with the Hardware Compliance Manager and adjacent compliance functions to enhance processes and systems to be more predictive, lean and expedient.

About You:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering 

Demonstrated Critical thinking and analytical skills

Exposure to consumer or industrial electronics product development for international markets

Highly collaborative and results driven. Constantly striving to improve, accelerate delivery and mitigate risk

Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated ability to manage concurrent tasks

Bonus Skills: 

Familiarity with international standards including EMC, Safety, Wireless, etc

Experience working with international manufacturing partners

Past experience working with compliance labs

Our Benefits & Perks:

Robust equity program to build future wealth through RSUs

Comprehensive healthcare coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Low cost fund options in our 401K and access to 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.

Compensation

We are all owners of Formlabs and direct beneficiaries of our success. We believe that equity is a critical component of compensation at Formlabs, and we want our newest team members to understand the potential value of their equity compensation. Full time employees receive equity, in the form of RSUs. Your financial investment will grow with us in accordance to your impact.

At Formlabs, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. Your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, location and expected impact on the organization.

The annual base pay range for this role is:$100,000—$140,000 USD