Staff Systems Engineer

The role

You will lead system-level architecture design and multi-disciplinary interface control for multi-day iron-air battery energy storage systems. You will define requirements, conduct modeling and hazard analyses, and partner with cross-functional teams to ensure system safety and reliability.

What you will do

• Lead system-level architecture design, boundary definition, and multi-disciplinary interface control.
• Define, cascade, and decompose system and subsystem requirements/functions.
• Conduct detailed system-level modeling, hazard analyses, and failure modes and effects analyses.
• Use functional decomposition using Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools.
• Drive requirement change requests through functional impact analysis.
• Evaluate a system/sub-system’s technical maturity.
• Partner with electrochemical, mechanical, power electronics, and controls engineering teams for testing and integration.

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering, product integration, or technical lead roles within deep-tech industries such as energy storage, automotive, aerospace, or industrial power systems.
• Deep technical breadth across multiple disciplines, including electrical systems, thermal management, software controls, and electrochemical or physical hardware development.
• Demonstrated track record of managing complex hardware requirements from initial concept through verification, validation, and commercial scale-up.
• Mastery of systems engineering tools and methodologies, including requirements management, boundary diagramming, interface controls, and risk assessment frameworks like DFMEA.
• Strong collaborative leadership skills and a proven ability to lead cross-functional teams toward technical alignment on multi-variable trade-offs.
• Intellectual curiosity that drives a continuous pursuit of understanding novel, complex technology from the component level to full grid integration.
• Pragmatic problem-solving skills to navigate ambiguity and balance rigorous engineering standards with execution speed.

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

Before you apply

• Relocation assistance is available.

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. They are developing multi-day energy storage technology using iron-air batteries.