Staff Hardware Test Engineer, Fluid Systems

The role

You will design, develop, and implement test strategies to ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of energy storage products. You will lead end-to-end test campaigns and influence design decisions through cross-functional partnership.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end test campaigns from concept to final validation.
• Design and approve critical test fixtures and infrastructure.
• Architect automation strategies and define sensor and data acquisition strategies.
• Coordinate activities of cross-functional personnel and delegate troubleshooting.
• Influence design decisions in high-level design and technical reviews.
• Establish organizational standards for test reporting and data integrity.
• Remove blockers for others and advise management on capacity planning.
• Establish data collection pipelines and provide analysis of test data.
• Prepare and deliver detailed test reports to senior management.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
• 7-10 years of deep technical experience in Test Engineering, data analysis, and leading complex hardware verification programs
• Several years of hands-on experience with air and liquid handling/circulation systems
• Expertise in defining end-to-end test campaigns, sensor and data acquisition strategies, and test reporting standards
• Demonstrated ability to create formal networks with key contacts outside your own area of expertise
• Ability to manage complex issues by selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria
• Proven track record of serving as a technical or team lead
• Proficiency in understanding in-house and external lab capabilities

Nice to have

• Advanced degrees may substitute work experience
• Test engineering backgrounds focusing on thermal and thermomechanical systems preferred

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 is available

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 a high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.