Senior Process Engineer, Welding

The role

You will drive the optimization of critical welding processes to enhance quality, throughput, and yield. You will collaborate across the organization to bridge the gap between process development and high-volume execution.

What you will do

• Lead continuous improvements to optimize welding processes, reduce costs, improve quality, and increase efficiency
• Drive collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify and solve welding-related production issues
• Conduct root cause analysis and develop corrective and preventive actions for welding equipment and systems
• Establish and analyze key performance indicators to ensure production targets are met
• Ensure organizational compliance with safety regulations and company policies
• Drive optimized usage of PLM, MES, and ERP systems
• Support factory layout and optimization efforts, capacity planning, and scalability plans

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment with a focus on welding
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Welding Engineering, or equivalent
• Demonstrated mastery in owning welding processes and accountability for quality, throughput, and yield
• Deep technical expertise in welding processes and parameters
• Advanced proficiency using statistical methods for making process development decisions (using JMP or Minitab or equivalent)
• High level of proficiency on SQL data query
• Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary projects and mentoring engineering teams
• Deep technical expertise in creating DFMEAs and PFMEAs and implementing robust controls
• Pragmatic problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

• experience with laser weld monitoring (LWM) systems

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is available
• 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

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.