Staff Materials Engineer

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Description Form Energy is hiring a Staff Materials Engineer to join our Air Electrode Engineering team and play a critical role in designing and validating key components in our Iron-Air Batteries. Reporting to the Manager of Air Electrode Engineering, you will be responsible for ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of electrode designs produced on our mass manufacturing lines, making significant contributions to the operational success of our Iron-Air Battery as a whole. We are looking for someone who has hands-on experience in materials design and characterization, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a track record of solving challenges in fast-paced manufacturing environments. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission! Relocation assistance is available.

Partner with vendors, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, and process engineers to transition materials and designs from the prototype stage to high-volume production. Own the design and validation of key electrode materials, utilizing statistical methods to determine product specifications that balance performance, cost, and manufacturability criteria. Drive on-the-ground, hands-on design efforts including prototyping, failure analysis, spec-setting, and material evaluation. Develop and implement novel material characterization techniques to enable evaluation and quality control of product manufactured on high-volume production lines. Independently apply sound engineering judgment to recommend disposition decisions on materials and electrodes coming off high-volume production lines, weighing design, performance, and reliability requirements against manufacturing realities.

Bachelor’s Degree and 7+ years of experience in materials science, materials engineering or a related field. 3+ years of hands-on product development experience navigating the transition of materials from R&D to high-volume manufacturing environments, with fluency in Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and how manufacturing constraints shape design decisions. Demonstrated experience planning rigorous engineering trials via Design of Experiments (DOE) and interpreting complex experimental datasets utilizing statistical tools