Form Energy · 2 weeks ago
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer, Structures Design
Berkeley, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$170K/yr - $224K/yr
12+ years expForm Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company focused on revolutionizing energy storage. The Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer will lead design efforts for the structure and sealing systems of utility-scale energy storage systems, ensuring optimized performance and manufacturability for high-volume production.
BatteryEnergyEnergy StoragePower GridRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Create white-page designs that will be the foundation of Form Energy’s Gen 2 product designs
Perform hands-on prototyping of designs and collaborate with broader teams to build integrated prototypes
Work with consulting companies, vendors, manufacturing engineers, and technical operations to transition designs from the prototype stage to high volume production
Perform bench testing, hand calculations, and FEA to inform specs and future design direction
Release designs consistent with company and team best practices (drawings, tolerance analysis, etc)
Drive verification testing of your design work
Perform failure root cause analysis on systems and assemblies
Travel up to 20% to other Form Energy offices or vendor sites
Mentor junior engineers, with opportunity to directly manage and lead a team of 2-3 engineers
Lead standardization of best practices within the structures team
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 12+ years industry experience in mechanical design
Experience leading design work for complex mechanical systems and structural design, using FEA for structural analysis
Proficiency in computer-aided design (CAD), specifically SolidWorks modeling and drafting using GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
Proficient in component design for mass manufacturing and assembly (DFMA), especially sheet metal, stampings, weldments and extruded components
Proficient with prototyping techniques and working in a machine shop environment
Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets
Familiarity with mechanical verification testing
Preferred
Experience directly managing and coaching teams is a plus
Familiarity with electro-mechanical systems, power electronics, or batteries is a plus
Benefits
We cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% 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 to give employees time to recharge when needed.
Company
Form Energy
Form Energy is an energy technology company that produces electric grids and accelerates the transition to clean energy.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.57BKey Investors
Trinity CapitalT. Rowe PriceUS Department of Energy
2024-12-16Debt Financing· $50M
2024-10-09Series F· $405M
2024-08-06Grant· $147M
Leadership Team
Mateo Jaramillo
CEO/co-founder
Marco Ferrara
Co-Founder, Chief Digital Officer
Recent News
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