Role DescriptionForm Energy is hiring a Weld Engineer to join our Operations Engineering team and help scale production of our iron-air battery. In this role, you will drive the optimization of critical welding processes, using data-driven insights to enhance quality, throughput, and yield. You will collaborate with others across the organization to bridge the gap between process development and high-volume execution, ensuring our welding processes are both robust and scalable. By managing these technical improvements, you will directly enable the delivery of long-duration energy storage systems essential for a stable electric grid.
Relocation assistance is available.
What you'll 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 while maintaining rigorous product quality standards
- Conduct root cause analysis and develop comprehensive corrective and preventive actions to improve large-scale welding equipment, processes, and systems
- Establish and analyze key performance indicators to identify strategic areas for improvement and ensure high-level production targets are met or exceeded
- Ensure organizational compliance with all safety regulations and company policies related to environmental, health, and safety
- Drive optimized usage of PLM, MES, and ERP systems to enhance manufacturing intelligence and sustainability tracking
- Support factory layout and optimization efforts, capacity planning, scalability plans, crew cycling, tool cycling, etc
What you'll bring:- 3+ years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing or production environment with a focus on welding, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Welding Engineering, or equivalent
- Demonstrated mastery in owning welding processes and showing accountability for their quality, throughput, yield, and overall success
- Deep technical expertise in welding processes and parameters (e.g., laser welding, resistance welding, ultrasonic welding); experience with laser weld monitoring (LWM) systems is a plus
- Advanced proficiency using statistical methods for making process development decisions (using JMP or Minitab or equivalent), with a high level of proficiency on SQL data query
- Extensive experience leading multidisciplinary projects and mentoring engineering teams in weld process improvement and industrial best practices
- Deep technical expertise in creating DFMEAs and PFMEAs and implementing robust controls for system-wide risk mitigation
- Pragmatic problem-solving skills and a history of thriving on complexity within a high-growth manufacturing environment
- Intellectual curiosity and a drive for continuous learning to solve the unique challenges of long-duration energy storage
- Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and present on technical findings
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.
To build America's energy future, we need everyone at the table.
