Staff Mechanical Engineer, Hardware Engineering

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form! 

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing -  might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Staff Mechanical Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering team in Berkeley, CA. This position is part of a growing team. It will ideally suit a mechanical design engineer with experience in 3D modeling, 2D drafting, structural analysis, cost and mass-down efforts, disciplined engineering rigor, and taking a design into high-volume production. You're eager to dive deep into technical challenges, can work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, and are willing to roll up your sleeves, do hands-on prototyping, and work collaboratively and cross-functionally with test, SIE, manufacturing, supply chain, and other teams.

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Design, prototype, and own the release of components to meet performance and functional requirements, with a focus on manufacturability, weight, performance and cost

• Drive design release process (CAD/BOM, change management, documentation) and lead DFMEA development, risk identification, and risk mitigations

• Manage supplier communications and partner with manufacturing engineering to transition designs from prototype to high-volume production

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and develop interface requirements and integrated solutions

• Own validation and compliance testing, ensuring component performance, reliability, and readiness for release

• Support line bring-up activities, including hands-on fabrication and testing of first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate design decisions

• Develop standards and processes to improve engineering rigor

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related field) with 10+ years of industry experience engineering, designing and releasing systems and sub-systems through product lifecycle

• Proficiency in 3D CAD and 2D drafting (any CAD software, preferably Solidworks or CATIA)

• Proficiency in GD&T

• Proven track record of designing and optimizing systems for form, fit and function

• Strong fundamentals in first-principles engineering and engineering rigor

• Experience designing complex systems involving multi tool, multi components across a range of resins and manufacturing processes

• Experience developing DFMEA and DVPs

• Excellent communication skills with strong organizational and cross-functional collaboration capabilities

• Experience taking products from early-stage development through production
  

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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here. 

When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed. 

To build America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact accommodations@formenergy.com. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.