Role DescriptionForm Energy is hiring a Process Engineering Manager to oversee our Electrode Manufacturing Operations. In this role, you will lead a team of process engineers, equipment engineers, and technicians responsible for the performance, reliability, and efficiency of our electrode production lines - spanning powder handling, mixing, and roll-to-roll tape formation processes. You'll bring strong technical judgment grounded in material science, along with a data-driven approach, to guide your team in diagnosing process issues, prioritizing improvement projects, and implementing robust, high-impact solutions on the floor. You will own staffing, coaching, and performance management for your team, while partnering with cross-functional engineering leaders to translate process and materials insights into meaningful, lasting manufacturing improvements. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your process engineering background, materials expertise, and leadership experience to build a world-class, fully automated electrode production process.
Relocation assistance is available.
What you'll do:- Own the section's operating results across powder handling, mixing, and roll-to-roll tape formation, holding your team accountable for line cadence, downtime, and overall throughput
- Manage and develop a small, mostly-engineer team of process engineers, equipment engineers, and technicians, including staffing, coaching, and performance decisions
- Establish and track section-level metrics (OEE, yield, cycle time) and direct resourcing toward the highest-impact bottlenecks across each process step
- Set methods and standards for evaluating and vetting floor-level solutions, ensuring fixes across the powder-to-tape process are safe, robust, and grounded in sound material science before scale-up
- Represent the section in cross-functional planning with peer engineering and manufacturing teams, resolving constraints that affect quality and throughput company-wide
- Build and prioritize a continuous improvement roadmap for the section, balancing waste reduction, ergonomics, and process reliability against production demands
What you'll bring:- Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering, or related field
- 7+ years in manufacturing/production operations, including team management experience
- Strong material science foundation - able to connect powder properties and tape mechanics to process outcomes
- Proven track record hiring, developing, and managing process/equipment engineers or technicians
- Deep familiarity with manufacturing metrics (OEE, downtime) and a root-cause approach to problem-solving
- Working knowledge of roll-to-roll processes - powder transformation, mixing, web handling
- Strong influencing skills and experience representing your team's priorities to peer managers and engineering leadership
- Pragmatic, curious, and comfortable with ambiguity as the organization scales
Where you'll work:This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV-an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing.
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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.
When it comes to you and your family's health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.
