Staff Mechanical Design Engineer

Description:

The Mechanical Engineering team at Form is focused on designing the battery cell, module, and full pack system that forms the foundation of our innovative utility-scale multi-day energy storage system. We strive to deliver designs that are optimized for performance, quality, reliability, and cost for high-volume manufacturing at Form Factory.

We're hiring a hands-on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design of subsystems within our electrolyte management system. This is the circulatory system of Form’s iron-air battery technology and it is critical to the system’s successful operation. In this role, you will play a key role in the product architecture and detailed design stages, first-of-a-kind build activities, vendor engagement, and design for manufacturing. You can expect to build and validate models of our system, lead prototyping efforts across the company, driving us through a series of internal system prototypes and working closely with a cross-functional team of chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers to design, prototype, and test the storage systems. You will be responsible for design validation before the final manufacturing release.

If this sounds like the right position for you, apply now! This opportunity will help shape and scale our multi-day energy storage system, contributing to the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission, contributing to a sustainable future!

What You'll Do
 

• Architect, design, prototype, and test the electrolyte management system to meet critical performance requirements
• Build and maintain fluid flow system analytical models that inform design architecture decisions
• Organize component integration events, fabricating and testing first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate system design choices
• Lead critical vendor engagements and collaborate with manufacturing engineers to transition system designs from prototype to high-volume production
• Collaborate with the Electrical and Firmware teams to optimize actuator and sensor integration
• Mentor junior engineers and level up our mechanical engineering best practices
• Champion safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes
   

What You'll Bring
 

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Bachelor's with 10+ years of industry experience in mechanical design of equipment, liquid or gas handling systems
• Understanding of first-principles modeling and design and experience optimizing designs for manufacturing and cost-down
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with contract manufacturing vendors
• Demonstrated experience optimizing mechanical design, balance-of-plant systems, and interdisciplinary interfaces of fluid systems
• Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment