Manager, Mechanical Design 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 making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, scaling up battery manufacturing to transform the energy landscape.

Responsibilities

• Create white-page designs for Gen 2 product designs
• Transition designs from prototype stage to high volume production with vendors and manufacturing engineers
• Drive verification analysis (FEA) and testing of design work
• Establish best practices for structures design and mentor team members
• Recruit and hire engineers to grow the team
• Release designs consistent with company best practices including drawings and tolerance analysis
• Guide team through failure root cause analysis on systems and components
• Travel up to 20% to other offices or vendor sites

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 7+ years of industry experience in mechanical design
• Experience leading design work for complex mechanical systems and structural design
• Experience using FEA for structural analysis
• Experience managing 2 or more direct reports in a functional leadership capacity
• Proficiency in SolidWorks CAD modeling and drafting using GD&T (ASME Y14.5-2018)
• Proficiency in DFMA for mass manufacturing, specifically sheet metal, stampings, and weldments
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to hit difficult schedule targets

Benefits

• Competitive salaries and stock options
• 100% medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for full-time employees
• 80% healthcare premiums covered for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies