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 help build a new manufacturing organization, specifically focusing on the Enclosure assembly, which is the large final battery assembly shipped to customers. This role involves developing manufacturing processes from scratch, including processes, equipment, tests, layouts, and training. The engineer will collaborate closely with design engineering to evolve product designs for manufacturability and drive equipment and process development from concept through deployment. The position is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV, with relocation assistance available.
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, focusing on reducing overall cost and transformation cost.
- Design and document robust processes capable of a high level of safety, uptime, and quality for a seamless transition to Operations.
- Assist in the debug and resolution of time-sensitive issues with manufacturing equipment and processes during the early deployment phase.
- Train hands-on labor on new manufacturing equipment and processes and respond to their needs.
- Work with a diversity of teams inside and outside the company to achieve overall manufacturing success.
Requirements
- 7+ years of equipment or manufacturing engineering experience, ideally in an electro-mechanical assembly environment.
- Experience specifying, purchasing, and setting up manual and automated assembly 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 readiness to interact with a wide range of other professionals and suppliers.
- Hands-on approach with a strong bias for action.
- BS or higher in an Engineering discipline.
- Experience with sheet metal assemblies, smart torque tools, metal welding, automated assembly, inspection and test, human-assist automation for assembly and test, programming automation equipment, and/or 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
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