Formenergy
Staff Reliability Engineer, Power Electronics
Berkeley, CA. Posted 4 months ago
The role
The Staff Reliability Engineer will improve the reliability and lifetime of iron-air packs and deployed systems. You will lead reliability test development and design for reliability for several pack level subsystems.
What you will do
- Act as the primary authority on Design for Reliability for critical electro-mechanical plant subsystems.
- Mentor peers and guide cross-functional design failure analyses.
- Translate high-level product goals into rigorous reliability requirements.
- Define the roadmap for how to validate component and sub-system lifetimes.
- Design and lead complex experiments to uncover failure mechanisms and determine root causes.
- Establish methods to accelerate failure rates in tests for industrial control panels and subcomponents.
- Be a champion for safety.
Required qualifications
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related field
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Demonstrated expertise in developing new tests to evaluate performance and/ or reliability of electrical and electromechanical systems
- Experience with outdoor power electronics or industrial control panels (including their actuators, fans, and fluid systems)
- Familiar with developing accelerated lifetime tests to assess component reliability across a range of operating conditions
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
Nice to have
- Specific experience with evaluation of systems against UL 508A
Benefits
- Relocation assistance is available
- Competitive salaries
- Stock options
- 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
- 80% healthcare premiums for dependents
- At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents
- Up to 20 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents
- Generous vacation policies
About the company
Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. They are revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.