Senior Process Engineer, Operations

The role

You will drive the optimization of critical production workflows to enhance quality, throughput, and yield. You will collaborate across the organization to bridge the gap between process development and high-volume execution for iron-air battery production.

What you will do

• Lead continuous improvements to optimize production processes, reduce costs, improve quality, and increase efficiency
• Drive collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify and solve production issues
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop corrective and preventive actions
• Establish and analyze key performance indicators
• Ensure organizational compliance with safety regulations and company policies
• Drive optimized usage of PLM, MES, and ERP systems
• Support factory layout and optimization efforts, capacity planning, scalability plans, crew cycling, and tool cycling

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production development environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent
• Demonstrated mastery in owning manufacturing processes and accountability for quality, throughput, and yield
• Advanced proficiency using statistical methods for making process development decisions (using JMP or Minitab or equivalent)
• High level of proficiency on SQL data query
• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary projects and mentoring engineering teams
• Deep technical expertise in creating DFMEAs and PFMEAs and implementing robust controls
• Pragmatic problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

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

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology. They are producing iron-air batteries at their high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.