Process Engineering Manager, LightForce
Office located in Wilmington, MA
3D-printed braces
Job no longer available
3D-printed braces
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
Office located in Wilmington, MA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower the experts to create the unique bit and smile that every patient deserves.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Sciences
- 3+ years of people management or similar experience performing management tasks
- Previous experience in a high-precision manufacturing environment
- Required Qualifications
- Ability to influence across a matrixed organization
- Communication skills
- Teamwork & collaboration
- Coaching & development of others
- Change management skills
- Leadership abilities
- Personal drive and work ethic
- Requires the ability to see, listen, and speak
- Requires the ability to use hands, and reach with hands and arms
What the job involves
- As the Process Engineering Manager for LightForce Orthodontics, you will be an active member of a fast-growing startup at the forefront of digital manufacturing
- You’ll lead a team of Process Engineers to drive innovation and process improvement
- You’ll collaborate with the Hardware and Manufacturing teams to build upon the success of bringing industry first customized ceramic brackets to the market
- You will implement new manufacturing capabilities and scale our existing processes, while always maintaining focus on safety, quality, and reliability
- Lead and directly manage a team of 6-10 Process Engineers
- Conduct hiring, development, and performance management of the team
- Identify key priorities and results to drive execution of the function
- Contribute to and potentially be responsible for delivery of company level KPIs
- Optimize the team to execute projects while analyzing the ease of implementation and financial benefit of the change
- Collaborate with the Hardware team to validate the manufacturability of new products in the existing manufacturing process
- Collaborate with the manufacturing and maintenance teams to optimize the efficiency and safety of equipment
- Lead the effort to introduce automation and Industry 4.0 technologies into the manufacturing environment
- Strengthen an environment of teamwork, inclusiveness, and excellence
Our take
LightForce Orthodontics delivers a platform for orthodontists to design and 3D-print custom tooth-moving tools, enabling orthodontic treatment to proceed faster and with an enhanced, personalized standard of care.
With LightForce, orthodontists can print an array of tools from brackets to IDB trays to custom buccal tubes, all designed to fit the individual patient's tooth anatomy and bite. In addition, its web-based platform comes with intuitive treatment-planning software, and its workflows integrate seamlessly into existing practices, making it the one-stop-shop for optimizing orthodontic outcomes.
The company has seen good funding, in 2024 enjoying $50 million from Trinity Capital, displaying an impressive growth trajectory. Alongside this, the company has recognized a gap in the market of treatment options for teenagers, so it is working to bridge that gap with its convenient digital braces, and all-in-all has cemented itself as a player of interest in the orthodontics space.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Sep 2024
$50m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Aug 2023
$80m
SERIES D
Total funding: $200.6m
Company HQ
Burlington, MA
Leadership
Alfred Griffin
(Co-Founder & CEO)Alfred is currently a Lecturer at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in the Department of Developmental Biology. As well as this, he is an Orthodontist at the Bay State Dental Specialists.
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