Senior Staff Engineer, Strategic Supply

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 a Principal Engineer to join the team at Form Energy reporting to Form Energy’s Vice President, Strategic Supply. Our Strategic Supply organization is a small and high performing team within Form focused on enabling the next generation of product and scale of key starting materials. We operate at the cross section of business development and supply chain, serving as a partner across Supply Chain, Operations, and Tech. As Form Energy scales manufacturing, this role will be critical to identifying, managing, and delivering on success with supply chain partners and outside collaborators key to enabling scale and mass-production of Form’s batteries.

This opportunity is based out of Form Energy's Eighty Four, PA facility. Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Lead and/or manage technical programs at vendor sites to enable outsourcing of key active components of Form’s cells, with a primary focus on Form’s metallic iron anode. 

• Define the programs and schedules, coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to drive programs with external partners through stage-gate style go/no-go reviews.

• Develop scale-up and transition plans as applicable with supply chain, finance, quality, engineering, and/or other Form teams. Lead transition efforts to assure smooth integration with broader company operations.

• Routinely serve as an external spokesperson for Form, using subject matter expertise and expert judgment to drive progress on critical programs.

• Collaborate cross-functionally where related to metallurgy and powder metal processing, identifying relevant industry standards, operational parameters, and cost considerations to support internal process development and scale-up.

• Work with Form’s Finance team to develop program budgets and bottoms-up unit economics in support of make vs. buy decisions. Lead or contribute to techno-economic evaluations of material and component processing unit operations. 

• Support successful negotiation of agreements cross-functionally with Form’s Legal, Supply Chain, R&D, and/or Commercial teams.

• Frequent travel to Form and supplier/partner sites:

  • On-site at Form in PA or WV: up to 2 days per week

  • On-site at Vendor: 1-3 days per week, depending on program activity

What you'll bring:

• 10+ years in a technical leadership position ideally driving innovation in battery materials and/or powder metals industries.

• BS or higher in Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering or related

• Experience leading or working on technically complex outsource or in-source projects cross-functionally with outside parties, internal development, and manufacturing scale-up teams.

• Working knowledge of metal/metal oxide powder processing, powder metals, some electrochemical and/or battery experience a plus.

• Ability to navigate all levels of the organization to understand current and upcoming needs, cross-prioritize initiatives and communicate expectations

• Customer oriented mindset with a focus on finding creative solutions to problems in order to enable the business

• Demonstrated track record in applying influence and delivering on initiatives cross-functionally or with limited reporting authority, finding creative ways to “get it done”

• Top-notch communications skills

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Besides joining a community of people working to make the world better, Form Energy commits to you equitable compensation, stock options, and offers a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need to thrive.

We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off pro