Manager, System Integration & Test
Form Energy · Berkeley, United States · 7h ago
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 Manager, System Integration & Test (SI&T) to join our Systems Test Engineering organization. In this role, you will lead a high-performing team of mechanical, electrical, and software test engineers responsible for the planning, execution, and reporting of system-level verification and validation across Form Energy’s integrated test assets.
You will own the end-to-end testing workflow on system-level test beds—including the System Integration Test Bed (SITB), Network Test Bed (NTB), Pack Systems Test Bed (PSTB), Quad-Skid Test Bed (QTB), and Dual-Pack Test Bed (DPTB). Your team’s mandate spans requirement-driven (VERTs/VALs) and DFMEA-driven test campaigns across all primary hardware and software subsystems.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the scaling of our battery technology and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!
Relocation assistance is available.
What you'll do:
Lead, mentor, and grow a multi-disciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and systems test engineers across hardware and software disciplines.
Own the strategy, test definition, and campaign execution for system-level requirement verification (VERTs) and validation (VALs) following the Test @ Form process.
Oversee DFMEA risk-mitigation testing and burn-down programs across integrated test assets.
Direct system-level testing across all core energy storage and plant disciplines:
Electrical & Power: High-voltage distribution, DC/DC converters, grid inverters, Power Plant Controllers (PPC), and power flow testing.
Networking & Communications: Block-level communication protocols (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet), network latency, and telemetry robustness.
Battery Management Systems (BMS): HW/SW system-level integration, state machine verification, and safety interlock validation.
Own key technical deployment gates to greenlight hardware transitions between prototype, factory functional testing (FF1), and field deployment sites.
Manage issue logging, root-cause analysis (RCA), and failure triage using the Form Issue Tracker (FIT / JIRA).
What you'll bring:
B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
8+ years of engineering experience in system integration, hardware verification, or test engineering, with 2+ years of direct people management leading engineering teams.
Deep technical background in complex multi-physics systems (e.g., energy storage systems, electric vehicles, grid-scale power electronics, or heavy industrial automation).
Direct experience managing requirements-driven testing, DFMEA risk-mitigation burn-down, and hazard/safety verification.
Hands-on expertise with power conversion systems (Inverters, DC/DC), high-voltage DC architectures, industrial communication buses (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet), and automated test software/HIL framework integration.
Proven track record of cross-functional alignment, executive-level status reporting, and managing risk escalations under tight development schedules.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with grid-scale energy storage certification standards (e.g., UL 9540A, UL 1973, UL 991, UL 1998).
Direct experience operating Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) or physical integrated system test beds.
Proficiency with Atlassian toolsets (JIRA, Confluence) and Python/MATLAB/LabVIEW test automation ecosystems.
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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.
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