Principal Manufacturing Engineer

The role

You will engineer all functional aspects of the battery cell assembly manufacturing ecosystem. This includes developing manufacturing workstations, providing design feedback, and managing equipment deployment from prototype to high-volume production.

What you will do

• Own the development, build, purchase, and deployment of manufacturing workstations and equipment
• Provide Design for Manufacturability feedback to the engineering team
• Select and partner with equipment integrators
• Install, commission, and qualify new equipment and fixtures
• Design, document, and deliver robust processes
• Lead the debugging and resolution of time-sensitive issues with manufacturing equipment and processes
• Collaborate with the team to train hands-on labor on new manufacturing equipment and processes
• Work with diverse teams inside and outside the company

Required qualifications

• 18+ years of equipment or manufacturing engineering experience
• 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/DFA feedback
• Readiness to perform hands-on build and test of workstations and equipment
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering

Nice to have

• Experience in an electro-mechanical assembly environment
• Experience with plastic and metal welding
• Experience with automated assembly, inspection, and test
• Experience with human-assist automation for assembly and test
• Experience programming automation equipment
• Experience with MES systems

Benefits

• 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
• Relocation assistance

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. They are developing multi-day energy storage technology to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.