Senior Staff Manufacturing Engineer, Assembly
Quick Summary
Senior Staff Manufacturing Engineer leading assembly line strategy and high-volume battery production at Form Energy's West Virginia facility.
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What You’ll Do
- Own the Assembly Line: Lead the strategy, selection, build, and deployment of assembly equipment—from early manual benchtop prototypes to fully automated, high-volume production lines.
- Drive DFM/DFA: Partner directly with design engineers to shape battery cell designs early, ensuring seamless scaling and manufacturability.
- Manage High-Budget Integrations: Select, negotiate with, and lead external equipment integrators and vendors from initial spec through final commissioning.
- Build & Qualify: Install, commission, qualify, and ramp production line equipment while designing robust processes optimized for safety, uptime, and throughput.
- Troubleshoot & Scale: Lead rapid root-cause analysis for complex, time-sensitive manufacturing issues at every stage of product and manufacturing development as we launch first-of-their-kind products.
Role Description
Help us build the future of grid-scale energy storage and tackle climate change. As a Senior Staff Manufacturing Engineer, you will own the end-to-end manufacturing ecosystem for our multi-megawatt battery systems—building high-volume assembly lines from the ground up at our brand-new 550,000 sq. ft. facility.
What You’ll Bring
Where You'll Work
This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.
- 8+ years of manufacturing, equipment, or automation engineering experience in electro-mechanical or battery assembly environments.
- Proven Track Record: Experience sourcing, buying, commissioning, and qualifying custom automated manufacturing lines from external integrators.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Strong DFM/DFA background with the communication skills needed to influence and own design decisions that affect manufacturability.
- Hands-on Mentality: Comfort moving between high-level vendor strategy and hands-on debugging on the factory floor.
- Education: BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).
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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.
If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact accommodations@formenergy.com. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.
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About FORMENERGY
Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company that manufactures cost-effective, multi-day energy storage technology using iron-air batteries designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.
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