Senior Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing R&D

The role

You will lead the design, development, and deployment of custom manufacturing equipment and precision assembly fixtures. This role supports low-volume battery test vehicle manufacturing lines within the Core Technology Hardware team.

What you will do

• Develop novel designs of mechanical and electromechanical manufacturing equipment.
• Drive new manufacturing line bring-ups as products evolve or new test vehicles come online.
• Identify and mitigate manufacturing risks through design reviews, DFMEA/PFMEAs, and process control plans.
• Lead technical assessments of R&D build processes to improve cycle time, yield, and quality.
• Fabricate custom or one-off test vehicles.
• Establish standards for equipment design, vendor management, commissioning, and cross-team data collaboration.
• Lead and mentor junior engineers.
• Mentor manufacturing R&D team members.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, or related field
• 4+ years of relevant experience
• Hands on design and build experience
• Proficiency in mechanical CAD tools, software tools for project planning, and PDM/ERP systems
• Demonstrated experience in medium to high volume manufacturing lines of electromechanical products
• Experience in new process development, value engineering exercises, and time-study cost savings efforts
• Excellent problem-solving skills

Nice to have

• battery or energy systems experience

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 for birthing parents
• generous vacation policies
• Relocation assistance is available

About the company

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