Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Plastics

The role

You will own the end-to-end industrialization journey for plastic components from design to high-volume production. You will act as a bridge between Design Engineering and the global supply base to ensure manufacturability and quality.

What you will do

• Lead the technical lifecycle of thermoplastic components.
• Provide manufacturing feasibility feedback during design concepts.
• Spearhead technical evaluations for supplier selection.
• Drive multi-stage tooling qualification.
• Establish permanent on-site process controls.
• Own and track minimum supplier deliverables per build phase.
• Collaborate with Design Engineering for 3D DFM reviews and injection molding simulation evaluations.
• Champion the phased rollout of Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) with supplier teams.
• Issue and manage Supplier Corrective Action Requests (SCAR).
• Audit supplier process capability metrics and approve PPAP submissions.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Plastics, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), manufacturing, or quality engineering.
• Deep Foundational knowledge of thermoplastic molding processes (injection molding, ultrasonic welding, etc.) and secondary operations like painting or assembly.
• Familiarity with quality tools such as SPC (Statistical Process Control), Root Cause Analysis (8D), and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Proven capability to read and interpret complex 2D drawings using Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T) principles per ASME Y14.5.
• Proficiency with 3D CAD platforms to interrogate geometries, analyze assembly stack-ups, and evaluate tooling clearances.
• Excellent communication and technical authority to hold international partners accountable.

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 for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies
• Relocation assistance

About the company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with multi-day technology. They are scaling up battery manufacturing at their first high-volume facility in West Virginia.