Role DescriptionForm Energy is hiring a Senior Chemical Engineer to join the Product Echem Performance team. In this role, you will build on existing results to improve our electrolyte product integration process and help optimize the electrolyte workflow for Form Energy's long-duration energy storage system. As a Senior Chemical Engineer specializing in fluid mechanics, handling systems, and mathematical modeling, you will play a key role in developing and owning predictive models for our iron-air battery - including a shunt current model and an electrolyte level model - as well as designing and developing test vehicle components. Your responsibilities will also include leading the analysis and definition of requirements for fluid and material management, with modeling as a core tool for driving design decisions. This role is crucial in conducting hands-on verification testing to ensure that our fluid handling systems meet all requirements, and in closing gaps between model predictions and real-world test data. This role offers the chance to also work closely with chemical, materials, and mechanical engineers on the technology development team in the lab and to analyze their data. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission! Relocation assistance is available.
What you'll do:- Develop, own, and iterate on mathematical models to predict and analyze the behavior of fluid systems under different conditions, including a shunt current model and an dynamic fluid level model
- Validate models against experimental data, perform root cause analysis when gaps arise, and drive model improvements
- Establish processes and define system requirements to maintain chemical specifications throughout the battery's service lifetime
- Execute chemistry and mechanical design trades, leveraging modeling to optimize the design of fluid handling components and interfaces between cells and systems
- Provide high-quality data analysis and design trades
What you'll bring:- PhD or MS with 3+ years of professional experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or a related field is required
- Expert in fluid mechanics, fluid handling and sensor selection
- Experience in leading engineering verification tests, RCA and addressing model to data gap
- Demonstrated experience with defining engineering requirements
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
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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.
