Senior Materials Process 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

Form Energy is hiring a Staff Materials Process Engineer to join our world-class Anode Process team. Our Anode Process Team is a cross-disciplinary group of experts in Material Science, Mechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, and Manufacturing. Together, we’re responsible for designing, developing, and scaling cutting-edge electrode manufacturing processes for Form Energy’s Iron-Air multi-day battery.

As a Staff Materials Process Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ramping first-of-kind production processes on novel powder furnaces and hydraulic presses. Your work will be critical to the properties, performance, and function of our Iron anode, the core technology behind Form’s battery technology. We are looking for someone who has hands-on experience developing new technologies from concept to scaled implementation, and a proactive, interdisciplinary approach to problem-solving. Your work will make a significant and daily impact on a cutting-edge battery technology that will revolutionize the electric grid and bring major change to grid reliability and sustainability. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing battery company with a direct impact in the field of energy storage and renewables.

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

What you'll do:

• Land, commission, and develop automated processes on first-of-kind high-volume furnaces and thermal processing equipment.

• Optimize and stabilize novel powder metallurgy processes to meet stringent part and product quality metrics.

• Collaborate with our NPI-Ops team to train operators, technicians, and fellow engineers on the processes you’ve developed.

• Conceptualize and prototype innovative formulations, methods, and architectures for next-generation powder-based Iron electrodes in partnership with the Anode Design team.

• Work closely with equipment vendors and our Anode Manufacturing team to design equipment and scale manufacturing methods for these novel architectures.

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of experience in high-temperature materials processing in a manufacturing environment

• Subject matter expertise regarding metallurgical principles such as sintering, bonding, high temperature material reactions, heat treatment, microstructural characterization and mechanical/tensile testing.

• Expert in powder materials processing and powder process design

• Expertise with statistical methods for making process development decisions (using JMP, Minitab, or equivalent)

• A collaborative, cross-functional approach to solving tough problems and delivering highly capable production processes

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials Science, or a related field

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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.