Senior Controls Engineer, Electrical & Instrumentation

The role

You will design, develop, and deploy industrial control and execution systems for Iron-Air battery manufacturing. You will serve as a technical lead on Electrical & Instrumentation projects and provide troubleshooting support for production operations.

What you will do

• Design, development, and deployment of industrial control and execution systems
• Serve as a technical lead on Electrical & Instrumentation projects
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to less experienced engineers
• Provide electrical & instrumentation support for production operations and maintenance after escalation
• Perform rotating on-call responsibilities for off-hour escalations
• Work with equipment vendors to ensure compliance with Form Energy Equipment Standards
• Execute FATs at vendor sites and SATs at Form Factory 1
• Develop electrical schematics, instrumentation selection, and functional safety design
• Utilize input from production, maintenance, and vendors to provide troubleshooting and improvements
• Ensure team compliance with Safety and Environmental policies

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Significant Electrical & Instrumentation experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• 6+ years of applied experience designing and troubleshooting industrial control systems in a high-volume manufacturing environment
• Advanced PLC proficiency in Siemens TIA-Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000
• Practical experience with SCADA and HMI platforms, specifically Ignition Perspective, Siemens WinCC, or Rockwell FTView
• Strong technical foundation in functional safety programming, including ProfiSafe and CIP Safety protocols
• Expertise in reading, interpreting, and redlining complex electrical schematics
• Use of data tools like iba or Octoplant for system analysis
• Familiarity with integrating vision systems and barcode scanners, such as Keyence or Cognex, into automated workflows
• Excellent technical communication skills

Benefits

• 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 developing cost-effective, multi-day energy storage technology to keep the electric grid secure and reliable.