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 and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility 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 DescriptionThe Hardware and Systems Design Engineering team at Form is focused on designing the battery cell, module, and pack system 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. Dimensional management is a key enabler to meeting these design objectives.
We're hiring an experienced Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead dimensional management and interface control across the hardware teams in Berkeley, CA. This role is in the Product Integration team, which drives all aspects of the pack mechanical design and resolves technical trade-offs to ensure the interfaces, mechanical and electrical designs, manufacturability, and serviceability meet product requirements. You will establish standards for dimensional management, complete critical tolerance analysis, and coach the team on GD&T standards.
If this sounds like the right role for you, apply now! This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our multi-day energy storage system product launch at Form and contribute to a sustainable future.
Relocation assistance is available.
What you'll do:- Establish a standardized process and strategy for dimensional management
- Build a framework for interface control documentation, and lead the engineering team to adopt the system
- Drive rigorous application of Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) schemes per ASME Y14.5 and tolerance analysis across all levels of the product
- Collaborate with the Mechanical, Electrical, and Integration engineers to identify solutions for challenging interfaces
- Partner with the manufacturing organization at Form Factory to supplement dimensional models with build data
- Mentor junior engineers on GD&T best practices and hold trainings for the organization
What you'll bring:- Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Bachelor's with 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical design, GD&T, interface control, and dimensional management
- Ability to influence cross functional teams in a common approach to interface control and documentation
- Experience working with a production manufacturing team and solving problems through dimensional management
- Demonstrated experience optimizing mechanical designs ensure 100% first time yield on assembly processes
- Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment
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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.
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