Manager, Materials Engineering

The role

You will build and lead a team of materials engineers responsible for the design, specification, validation, and scale-up of core cathode materials. You will translate lab-scale material science into production-ready specifications and partner with cross-functional teams to transition designs to high-volume production.

What you will do

• Build, coach, and grow a team of 4+ materials engineers
• Translate lab-scale material research into validated, production-ready specifications
• Align daily engineering tasking with master project milestones
• Partner cross-functionally with advanced manufacturing and process engineering
• Drive vendor management and technical specification decisions for raw materials
• Prioritize safety by enforcing hazard mitigations, FMEA, and RCA practices
• Architect technical updates for executive leadership

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated success managing, mentoring, or growing the careers of technical talent
• Hands-on experience translating lab-scale material properties into product specifications
• Degree in materials science, chemical engineering, chemistry, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline
• Comfort balancing tactical, day-to-day engineering execution with long-term technical and team strategy
• Familiarity with Design of Experiments (DOE) and analytical tools such as JMP or Minitab
• Working knowledge of FMEA and RCA methods
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 15% of the time

Nice to have

• Hands-on experience translating lab-scale material properties into product specifications, ideally through a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) transition from R&D to high-volume manufacturing

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. They are revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.