Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering

About the Company

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. We are scaling up battery manufacturing at our high-volume facility in West Virginia.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team of manufacturing test engineers to deploy equipment for assembly processes
• Design and maintain scalable test software, GUIs, and operator workflows
• Develop, deploy, and validate production test equipment, fixtures, PLCs, and instrumentation architectures
• Link test software and hardware with MES, databases, and factory automation platforms
• Partner with EHS to design safe test systems for high-voltage environments
• Lead root-cause investigations and resolve complex hardware, software, and process failures
• Create technical documentation including test procedures and troubleshooting guides

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience developing automated test systems in manufacturing or industrial environments
• 5+ years of experience building and managing a team of manufacturing test engineers
• Proficiency in programming languages such as LabVIEW, Python, C#, C++, or Go
• Experience with industrial communication protocols (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet, UART, SPI, I2C)
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience scaling systems from prototype to high-volume manufacturing
• Experience with embedded systems, microcontrollers, or battery management systems

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and stock options
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for full-time employees
• 80% healthcare premium coverage for dependents
• 12-20 weeks of paid leave for new parents
• Generous vacation policies