Senior Manager, Assembly Manufacturing Engineering

Are you ready to rise to the challenge of climate change with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is a U.S. technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing pioneering energy storage technologies to enable the electric grid to run on 100% renewable energy, every day of the year.

Supported by leading investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, ArcelorMittal, TPG Rise, MIT’s The Engine, and others, we share a common belief that low-cost, multi-day energy storage is the key to enable tomorrow’s zero carbon electric grid. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, we are deeply motivated and inspired to create a better world. We need talented, hardworking individuals who share our goal of tackling the challenge of climate change. Do you want to work with us today to build a better tomorrow? 

Role Description

We are looking for an exceptional manufacturing engineering leader to build the mission-driven team that will enable high-volume manufacturing for our new classes of battery technology. You and your team will conceptualize, engineer & deploy cell, module and enclosure manufacturing systems, with rapidly increasing volume and efficiency. 

As a member of the senior leadership team, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to build from a blank slate, tackle the toughest company challenges, use first principles fundamentals and think of the factory as a fully integrated “Product” to achieve the most advanced high-volume battery manufacturing in the world.

This role will be located at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV, which is just a short drive outside of Pittsburgh, PA.

What you'll do:

• Build and lead the assembly manufacturing engineering team, responsible for the design and deployment cell, module & enclosure high-volume battery manufacturing capacity.

• Responsible for manufacturing lines technical requirements, designs, deployment, program management and integration with the cross functional teams. 

• Own the strategy and engagement with the manufacturing vendor partners.

• Own the manufacturing equipment process & performance demonstration prior to handover to operations (Our customer).

• Set goals, core principles, culture of innovation, procedures and high expectations to enable excellence.

• Partner with the product design team to incorporate the latest process/product development, advocate for the simplest, most reliable processes and iterate on the DFM consideration to enable high volume and cost targets.

• Drive PFMEA and OEE considerations as far upstream in product development as possible.

• Think of the factory as a fully integrated product. Best part/process is no part/process.

• Densify, reduce non-value add and achieve significant improvements from one iteration to the next.

What you'll bring:

• 10+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, designing and launching automated assembly systems; 3+ years in leadership.

• Expertise in automation, assembly, DFM & DFA.

• Expertise in high-volume manufacturing line design, install and launch, as well as factory industrial planning.

• Experience in driving down manufacturing costs while maintaining or improving product quality for complex electromechanical assemblies.

• Outstanding organizational, communication, leadership, interpersonal and decision-making abilities.

• Experience managing conflicting objectives, compressed timelines, and highly-automated processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics or equivalent; master’s preferred

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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 a clean and equitable energy future, we need everyone at the table. We strive to form a team as diverse as the communities we will serve with our technology, and are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to