Staff Materials Engineer - Form Energy

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. Trial production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory 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

The Mechanical Engineering team at Form is responsible for designing the battery cell, module, and system enclosure that forms the foundation of our innovative utility-scale multi-day energy storage system.  We strive to deliver designs that are optimized for performance, quality, reliability, and cost for high-volume manufacturing at Form Factory.

We're hiring a hands-on Staff Materials Engineer to bring expertise in materials, platings, and seals to our team. In this role, you will lead efforts related to materials selection, design and reliability of our systems critical seals, and optimization of dissimilar material interfaces. The focus of this role will be on both material characterization and selection, but also the design, manufacturability, and reliability of solutions.  

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of scaling our multi-day energy storage system at Form and contributing to a sustainable future!

What you'll do:

• Guide material characterization and selection within the mechanical design team   

• Work with the Reliability team to design, prototype, and test critical seals and dissimilar material interfaces present in our system to ensure performance and long-term reliability

• Ensure materials and designs are performant across product life in the presence of thermal, electrical, chemical, and physical exposures.  

• Lead the design teams’ root cause analysis of materials compatibility failures 

• Participate early in the design process for new cell, module, and enclosure designs to influence material selection and test/validation planning

• Define metrology processes for QC of materials through the production flow

• Collaborate with the compliance team to ensure selected materials meet all safety and end use requirements

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Materials Science or related field with 7+ years of industry experience 

• Expertise in material selection with broad understanding of plastics, metals, platings & coatings 

• Experience in failure analysis and materials testing and characterization 

• Experience designing feature enabling solutions that employ novel materials

• Cross-functional experience implementing manufacturable solutions 

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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.