Sr. Test Engineer, Electrical & Software Systems

The role

You will drive test plans and execution strategies for electrical, software, and controls requirements. You will oversee test elements across cell, module, and multi-pack integrated test assets.

What you will do

• Lead the review and translation of electrical, software, and controls requirements and DFMEAs into test plans.
• Drive test plan execution and validation for electrical and software elements.
• Validate BMS hardware, firmware releases, plant software, control algorithms, and safety interlock state machines.
• Execute tests focused on industrial communication protocols.
• Act as the primary hands-on triager for test anomalies.
• Process and review raw telemetry, software logs, and high-speed electrical data streams.
• Manage lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) requirements for electrical safety.
• Verify electrical interlocks and maintain 5S standards.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in electrical test engineering, software/firmware test validation, or systems integration.
• Proven experience deriving test plans, test cases, and verification metrics from system requirements, control ConOps, and DFMEAs.
• Strong practical familiarity with low-voltage/high-voltage electrical schematics, harness design, board-level testing, and power electronics.
• Proficiency writing, editing, or executing automated test scripts using Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
• Strong understanding of standard industrial network protocols (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet, EtherCAT) and network telemetry troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with Atlassian toolsets (JIRA, Confluence) and requirements management systems (e.g., Jama).

Nice to have

• experience within battery systems, EV, aerospace, grid-scale storage, or heavy industrial sectors

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