Software Product Designer

About the role

You will own the end-to-end user journey for desktop, web, and embedded software experiences at Form Labs. You will translate complex manufacturing workflows into clear, usable paths that help creators transform ideas into physical reality. You will collaborate with engineers and researchers to move concepts from rough sketches to production code with precision and care. Your work will directly influence how customers design, prototype, and manufacture across more than 50,000 organizations worldwide. You will communicate with clarity, align product direction, and advocate for users across creative and technical teams in a fast-paced environment. This position is based in Somerville, Massachusetts, and operates on a full-time schedule with structured compensation. You will shape the future of fabrication by ensuring the software experience matches the ambition of Form Labs' 3D printing technology.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Design user interfaces that guide teams from initial import of 3D models through to final export with clarity at every step.
• Translate research insights from user studies into concrete interface decisions that serve both novice users and expert makers.
• Coordinate with engineers to refine interactions and guide implementation through iterative prototypes to live releases.
• Audit cross-platform experiences to identify friction and propose improvements that strengthen consistency and reliability.
• Explore concepts with product partners and validate direction through testing and data to confirm real-world value.
• Maintain design system components that scale across teams and evolve alongside the product portfolio.
• Prototype high-fidelity interactions for desktop and web, balancing polish with development constraints and timelines.
• Partner with researchers to gather insights and shape storylines that influence roadmap priorities and feature ownership.
• Define clear interaction patterns for complex workflows in CAD, slicing, and process monitoring across embedded interfaces.
• Support the creation of physical products by ensuring digital tools reflect real-world manufacturing constraints and capabilities.
• Drive alignment between user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility through structured discovery and synthesis.
• Surface opportunities for automation and simplification where repetitive steps hinder creative exploration or production efficiency.
• Evaluate new input devices and display contexts, such as VR or augmented reality, for future workflow enhancements.
• Document design decisions and rationale to ensure continuity and clarity across cross-functional teams.
• Contribute to long-term product strategy by identifying patterns that can be generalized across tools and customer segments.

Requirements

You have handled complex, technical products spanning desktop, web, mobile, or embedded interfaces with confidence and rigor. You understand human-computer interaction principles deeply and communicate design rationale clearly to diverse collaborators. Your portfolio demonstrates early-stage ideation, user research, and detailed pixel-perfect designs that show your range and attention to detail. You are fluent with Figma and Adobe Creative Suite, using them to express ideas and iterate quickly in collaborative reviews. You thrive in collaborative settings, giving and receiving candid feedback while championing the best ideas regardless of their origin. You bring a technical mindset and work closely with product and engineering teams to align constraints and possibilities effectively. You have designed software for physical products before, or your background in industrial design informs digital decisions in meaningful ways. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and making decisions with incomplete information while maintaining a user-centered perspective. You communicate in English at a professional level, ensuring clarity in documentation, presentations, and cross-team coordination. You are based in or willing to relocate to the Somerville, Massachusetts area to support in-person collaboration and workshop participation.

Nice to have

An interest in 3D printing, CAD, embedded software, or related technologies that shapes the questions you ask and the solutions you pursue. Some coding experience or a Computer Science background that helps you empathize with implementation challenges and constraints. Familiarity with Qt, QML, or OpenGL when discussing interface possibilities for embedded contexts and performance-sensitive interactions.

Practical notes

This role is full-time and based in Somerville, Massachusetts, requiring reliable in-person presence for team collaboration and design reviews. Compensation is structured as a fixed range to reflect experience and alignment with role scope. The position involves regular interaction with cross-functional teams, including researchers, engineers, and product managers. No additional benefits or perks are specified beyond the outlined compensation and engagement terms.