Form Energy

Staff Reliability Engineer

Form Energy$120K — $150K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering or related field with 7+ years of hands-on industry experience
  • Deep expertise in reliability test plans and accelerated life tests
  • Strong understanding of Reliability and Quality fundamentals
  • Proven ability to independently advance experiments from conception to execution
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Act as primary authority on Design for Reliability (DfR) for battery components
  • Translate product goals into rigorous reliability requirements
  • Design and execute experiments and accelerated life tests
  • Perform advanced statistical analysis for reliability predictions
  • Partner with design owners to de-risk cell and electrode concepts
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing, Process, and Quality teams on reliability improvements
  • Champion safety in laboratory processes and test methods.

Benefits

  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for employees
  • 80% coverage of healthcare premiums for dependents
  • At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
  • Generous vacation policies for recharging.
Full Job Description
Role Description

Form Energy is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and lifetime of our iron-air battery cell. As part of our Reliability team, you will work closely with the Cell and Electrode Engineering teams to develop test plans, analyze data, and define critical design requirements. This role will require hands-on work in the lab and cross functional collaboration. You will evaluate, analyze, and propose design-for-reliability solutions to understand novel problems and increase the product lifetime. Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:
  • Act as the primary authority on Design for Reliability (DfR) for critical battery components, mentoring peers and guiding cross-functional DFMEAs
  • Translate high-level product goals into rigorous reliability requirements and define the roadmap for verifying component lifetimes
  • Design and execute complex experiments and accelerated life tests (ALT) to uncover failure mechanisms
  • Perform advanced statistical analysis to translate test data into robust reliability and lifetime prediction models
  • Partner with design owners to de-risk and down-select next-iteration cell and electrode concepts based on reliability data and analysis
  • Partner with the Manufacturing, Process, and Quality teams to evaluate and improve reliability of the product being manufactured at our factory
  • Champion for safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes and test methods


What you'll bring:
  • Degree in Engineering or a related field with 7+ years of hands-on industry experience in product development and hardware reliability
  • Deep expertise in developing reliability test plans, accelerated life tests, and statistical data analysis packages (using JMP, Python, Minitab, or Reliasoft)
  • Strong understanding of Reliability and Quality fundamentals and industry best practices
  • Proven ability to independently advance experiments from conception through execution and root cause analysis
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills with a track record of effectively sharing reliability concepts with diverse product teams

#LI-Onsite

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.

About Form Energy

Form Energy is an American energy storage technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing a pioneering iron-air battery capable of storing electricity for 100 hours at system costs competitive with legacy power plants. Form’s multi-day battery will reform the global electricity system to reliably run on 100% low-cost renewable energy, every day of the year. Form Energy was founded by energy storage veterans who came together in 2017 with a unified mission to reshape the global electric system by creating a new class of low-cost multi-day energy storage systems. Driven every day by Form’s interlocking core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is deeply motivated and inspired to transform the energy landscape and create a better world.
Learn more about Form Energy
Size
50 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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