Staff Process Engineer

The role

The Staff Process Engineer will serve as the process lead for a high-volume cathode assembly line. You will manage the manufacturing process from early concept through production ramp, including line modeling, PFMEA generation, and vendor management.

What you will do

• Serve as process engineering line lead for a complex multi-step assembly line
• Develop line models to validate throughput, cycle time, staffing, and capacity
• Engage with design engineering to influence product and process requirements
• Generate and maintain PFMEAs to drive design and process decisions
• Support development of user requirement specifications and FAT/SAT plans
• Support management of vendors and integrators through equipment design, build, delivery, and commissioning
• Lead proof of principle testing to validate equipment and process design choices
• Onboard and direct a team of process development and operations engineers

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in manufacturing in a process engineering or operations role
• Demonstrated experience leading a process line from early design through commissioning and ramp
• Experience with line modeling and capacity planning
• Track record generating PFMEAs and applying them to drive design and process decisions
• Experience with equipment procurement, vendor management, and commissioning (URS, FAT/SAT)
• Project management and organization skills
• Technical background with ability to communicate and collaborate across disciplines
• Degree in Mechanical or Manufacturing engineering

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience with laser welding processes
• Hands-on experience with vision and high-volume in-line inspection 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 revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology. They are producing iron-air batteries at their high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.