Staff Manufacturing Engineer, 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 Staff Manufacturing Engineer to join their team and help build a new Cell Manufacturing organization. This role involves engineering all functional aspects of the cell assembly manufacturing ecosystem, collaborating with various teams, and addressing challenges that arise during the manufacturing process.

Responsibilities

• Own the development, 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, document, and deliver robust processes capable of a high level of safety, uptime, and quality
• Lead the debugging and resolution of time-sensitive issues with manufacturing equipment and processes as they arise
• Collaborate with the team to 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
• 7+ years of equipment or manufacturing engineering experience, ideally in an electro-mechanical assembly environment
• Direct experience purchasing and setting up new automated manufacturing equipment
• Experience writing Standard Operating Procedures and other manufacturing documentation
• Experience working with design engineers and providing DFM feedback
• Readiness to perform hands-on build and test of workstations and equipment
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills and ability to effectively collaborate with a wide range of other professionals and suppliers

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