Form Energy · 6 hours ago
Controls Engineering Associate Manager, Sustaining
Weirton, WV
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expForm Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage. The role involves leading Controls, Robotics, and SCADA Technicians, focusing on maintenance and continuous improvement of equipment for manufacturing iron-air batteries.
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Responsibilities
Lead Manufacturing Control and Execution Systems sustaining efforts at Form Factory 1 which includes the following:
Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting industrial controls equipment
Provide electrical and controls support for the production operations and maintenance departments, including troubleshooting control, electrical issues, and problem resolution as they relate to equipment and process downtime, throughput improvement, and/or any safety concerns
Ensure plant automated equipment is functioning as designed/required
Responsible for minor PLC and HMI software changes, including continuous improvement initiatives, and troubleshooting of existing equipment
Utilize input from production, maintenance supervisors, operators, vendors, and service providers to provide troubleshooting assistance and make improvements
Work with Engineers and other Technicians on new automated process equipment for deployment into production
Troubleshooting MES data transactions within PLC programs
Work with engineers to layout and fabricate machine control panels
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced technicians and engineers
Coordinate with System Managers to assure Controls, Robotics, and SCADA Technicians have the training needed to support manufacturing equipment located throughout Form Factory 1
Assure Technicians understand the support escalation process and when to bring in on-call engineering support during off-hours
Maintain spare parts inventory for control, robotic, and SCADA systems
Assure technicians are properly utilizing Octoplant to access and backup programs
Utilize input from production, maintenance supervisors, operators, vendors, and service providers to provide direction to controls teams as well as troubleshooting assistance to make improvements
Responsible for following and assuring team members comply with all Safety and Environmental policies and procedures
Provide Project Management and Technical Management on multiple continuous improvement projects
Resource planning to assure production coverage
Set performance goals and provide timely feedback to team members
Resolve conflicts amongst team members
Qualification
Required
8+ years of experience as a hands-on engineer working on automation and/or electromechanical systems
2+ years of experience hiring and managing a team of engineers and technicians
Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal
Excitement and willingness to lead a rapidly growing multi-disciplinary team with a focus on sustaining
PLC Programming and Troubleshooting
Siemens TIA-Portal (Required, execute independently)
Rockwell Studio 5000 (Required, execute independently)
SCADA/HMI Systems
Ignition Perspective (Required, execute independently)
Siemens WinCC (Required, with supervision)
Rockwell FTView ME (Required, with supervision)
IPC and Panel PC setup and deployment (Required, with supervision)
Robotics
FANUC (Required, with supervision)
Vision
Keyence and Cognex Barcode Scanner (Required, execute independently)
MES
PLC Product Tracking Programming (Required, execute independently)
PLC Handshake/Data Programming (Required, execute independently)
Ignition Integration for Data (Required, execute independently)
Electrical
Review/Redline/Read Electrical Schematics (Required, can train others)
Troubleshoot (Required, can train others)
OT Network
Troubleshoot (Required, execute independently)
Functional Safety (ProfiSafe, CIP Safety, Hardwired)
Siemens ProfiSafe and Safety Programming (Required, execute independently)
Rockwell CIP Safety and Safety Programming (Required, execute independently)
FANUC DCS Programming (Required, execute independently)
Review Electrical, Hardware, and Programming (Required, execute independently)
Troubleshoot (Required, execute independently)
iba (Required, execute independently)
Octoplant (Required, execute independently)
Problem-solving
Read and interpret schematics, diagrams, and blueprints to troubleshoot and repair controls components (Required)
Attention to detail when testing and troubleshooting (Required)
Recording data and documenting procedures (Required)
Bachelor Degree in Electrical/Controls/Mechatronics or equivalent experience
Extensive controls experience in a Manufacturing Environment
Preferred
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Benefits
Competitive salaries
Stock options
100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
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
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
Form Energy has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (29)
2024 (27)
2023 (7)
2022 (3)
2021 (3)
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
Clean Technica
2026-01-11
EIN Presswire
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