Senior Manufacturing Engineer

Are you ready to build America’s clean energy future with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is an American energy technology and manufacturing company. We are pioneering a new class of iron-air batteries to enable our electric grid to run on renewable, reliable, and affordable energy, every day of the year. 

Form Energy has been recognized by TIME as “One of the Best Inventions of 2023” for its battery technology and by MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company to Watch”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and are growing just as rapidly to meet demand. Our team has more than doubled in size in the past year, and continues to expand every day. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States. Pilot production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and later 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 right now might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of some of the most talented and motivated 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

We’re looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Advanced Manufacturing, Anode Equipment Team. This team is responsible for developing novel equipment used to manufacture electrodes for Form Energy’s commercial product. You will be responsible for the development and maturation of manufacturing equipment and delivering high-budget, high-volume equipment at new production facilities. Initially, this role will focus on the development of furnaces, presses, and ancillary temperature control and safety systems for processing of battery materials. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of equipment design experience and creativity used to develop world class, fully automated equipment. You’ll work closely with cell design engineers, process engineers, material scientists, supply chain, operations, facilities, and outside consultants.  As we design, build, and ramp up equipment operations, expect to become deeply entrenched in the intersection of equipment design, process engineering, and materials engineering, as the team works toward a common goal of manufacturing high performance electrodes, in high volume. This role provides an exciting opportunity to design novel equipment while doing your part to help combat climate change!

This opportunity is based out of Form Energy's Weirton, WV facility. Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Own the design, development, build, and deployment of high temperature manufacturing equipment ranging from initial prototyping equipment to fully automated and integrated systems used for high volume manufacturing

• Provide design for manufacturing feedback to the cell and materials engineering teams 

• Design and document robust equipment and processes capable of a high level of safety, uptime, and quality

• Collaborate with process and controls engineers in the start-up and debugging effort for manufacturing equipment and processes at new production sites

• Train technicians and other users on new manufacturing equipment and processes

• Work with a diverse set of teams inside and outside the company to achieve overall manufacturing success

• Be a champion for safety in the development of new equipment and processes

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in manufacturing equipment design, build, and commissioning 

• BS required in Mechanical Engineering or related field

• Experience in computer-aided design (CAD) preferably Solidworks

• Experience in the design of high temperature furnaces and processing systems

• Experience in designing precision motion control systems carrying high loads, and operating at high temperatures.

• Facilitate installation and assembly of new equipment

• Experience designing equipment used in hazardous locations containing combustible dusts or gasses

• Fabrication experience and comfort with being able to be hands on is a must

• Experience and familiarity with PLC hardware selection, programming, troubleshooting, and configuration for automated systems.

• Experience designing electrical and pneumatic controls systems, specifying electrical and pneumatic cont