Role DescriptionForm Energy is hiring a Senior Electronics Test Engineer to join our BMS Test team. In this role, you will be responsible for getting our BMS electronics hardware through UL 991 certification. You will ensure that BMS electronics meet functional and compliance requirements through structured test campaigns. You'll collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, systems, and compliance engineers to validate designs that are central to the safe and reliable operation of our battery systems.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the scaling of our battery technology 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:- UL Certification Ownership: Act as the EE technical lead in cooperation with a compliance engineer for product safety certification on our BMS PCBAs, specifically driving strategies to pass UL 991.
- Automated PCBA Functional Testing: Architect, write, and execute end-to-end automated test plans for functional testing for use during compliance testing.
- Test Fixture Design & Development: Design and assemble physical, automated test fixtures to interface with PCBAs under test, focussing heavily on fault injection to validate PCBA safe state functionality after UL stress testing. Support will be provided by the SW test team and Test Infrastructure teams.
- Documentation & FMEA: Generate rigorous test reports, maintain traceability matrices, and collaborate on Failure Modes and Effects Analyses (FMEA) to prepare technical data packages for UL auditors.
- Collaborate with design engineers to troubleshoot and root-cause hardware issues identified during testing.
- Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and results in accordance with product verification standards.
- Support design verification reviews and contribute to test readiness and completion criteria.
- Ensure tests are conducted in compliance with safety protocols and relevant industry standards.
What you'll bring:- 4-7 years of experience in PCBA hardware testing.
- UL Experience: Minimum of 3-5+ years of hands-on experience navigating products through UL certification pipelines, with specific, demonstrable knowledge of UL 991, UL 1998, or IEC 61508 / ISO 13849 functional safety standards.
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- 2+ years of experience using python to write automated test scripts.
- Hands-on experience with test instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, data acquisition systems, environmental chambers).
- Demonstrated ability to manage test plans, execute verification activities, and communicate findings effectively.
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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.
