Manufacturing Engineer II, Cell Assembly

Full-time - Mid Level

Weirton, WV

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

About the position

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company focused on revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. The company has received numerous accolades, including being named by TIME as a 'Best Invention' and by MIT Technology Review as a 'Top Climate Tech Company To Watch'. As Form Energy scales up battery manufacturing, they are looking for a Manufacturing Engineer II to join their team and help build a new Cell Manufacturing organization. This role involves supporting all functional aspects of the cell assembly manufacturing ecosystem, collaborating with design engineers, and managing external vendor relationships.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, design, build or purchase, and deployment of manufacturing workstations and equipment ranging from initial manual benchtop stations to fully automated and integrated systems
• Provide Design for Manufacturability feedback to the engineering team, working closely with them throughout the development process
• Design and document robust processes capable of a high level of safety, uptime, and quality
• Assist in the debug and resolution of time-sensitive issues with manufacturing equipment and processes as they arise
• Train hands-on labor on new manufacturing equipment and processes
• Work with a diversity of teams inside and outside the company to achieve overall manufacturing success

Requirements

• BS in Engineering; More advanced degrees are a plus but not required
• 3+ years of equipment or manufacturing engineering experience, ideally in an electro-mechanical assembly environment
• Demonstrated ability to support the purchase and set up of novel automated manufacturing equipment
• Experience writing Standard Operating Procedures and other manufacturing documentation
• Ability to collaborate with design engineers and provide DFM feedback
• Readiness to perform hands-on build and test of workstations and equipment
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills and readiness to interact with a wide range of other professionals and suppliers
• Strong first principles and engineering fundamentals

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with plastic and metal welding
• Automated assembly, inspection, and test
• Human-assist automation for assembly and test
• Programming automation equipment
• Experience with MES systems

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 80% coverage of healthcare premiums for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies