Senior Staff Engineer, Rheology

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. Recognized by TIME and MIT Technology Review, the company is scaling up production of iron-air batteries to transform the energy landscape.

Responsibilities

• Define characterization strategies and success criteria for new formulation problems
• Design, formulate, and optimize aqueous slurries containing active materials and conductive carbon additives
• Establish quantitative links between mixing/processing conditions and particle microstructure and transport properties
• Diagnose and resolve dispersion stability challenges in chemically active or corrosive continuous phases
• Build and operate a comprehensive slurry characterization toolkit
• Translate raw data into predictive models of stability and performance
• Serve as the subject matter expert in colloidal and dispersion science for the R&D organization

Requirements

• Bachelor's + 10 years experience, Master's + 8 years, or PhD + 4 years
• Degree in Physics, Chemical Engineering, or related fields
• Deep knowledge of colloidal and interfacial science
• Experience developing slurries, dispersions, or particle-laden formulations (e.g., battery electrodes, fuel cells, or ceramics)
• Proficiency in characterization techniques such as rheometry, vertical scan light-scattering, or analytical centrifugation
• Experience setting technical direction and mentoring technical staff
• Excellent communication and organizational skills