Senior Electrical Engineer, BMS ElectronicsSystems Electrical Engineering * Berkeley, CA * Full time

Are you ready to build America's clean energy future with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is an American energy technology and manufacturing company. We are pioneering a new class of iron-air batteries to enable our electric grid to run on renewable, reliable, and affordable energy, every day of the year.

Form Energy has been recognized by TIME as "One of the Best Inventions of 2023" for its battery technology and by MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company to Watch". We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and are growing just as rapidly to meet demand. Our team has more than doubled in size in the past year, and continues to expand every day. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States. Pilot production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and later this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And right now might be the most exciting moment in the company's history to join. We are assembling a team of some of the most talented and motivated individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you've come to the right place.

Role Description:

Form Energy is hiring a senior electrical engineer to join our Systems Engineering, BMS Electronics team in our Berkeley, CA facility. This role will contribute to developing our battery module electronics and control systems for our energy storage system.

This new position is part of a growing team. It will ideally suit someone with expertise in 2D schematics, engineering documentation, and 3D CAD modeling for PCB design and layout, component selection, functional safety, and design validation testing for high-voltage electronics. Comfortable diving deep into technical challenges, a willingness to roll up one's sleeves and be hands-on prototyping, working with compliance standards, taking a product into high-volume manufacturing ramp, conducting root cause failure analysis, and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams is critical.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply today! It's an exciting opportunity to contribute to a sustainable future by scaling our multi-day energy storage system. Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with software and hardware engineers to develop a battery management system (BMS) that coordinates functionality and safety responses throughout the system.
• Ownership of schematic capture, layout design, and release for various PCBAs.
• Participate in sensor selection and connector interface definition.
• Perform detailed engineering analysis such as circuit power draw, voltage protection, over-current protection, thermal load, cycle life, and component level FMEAs.
• Incorporate EMC regulatory requirements into design approaches.
• Develop and support the execution of test plans to validate electronics and control systems for lab bring-up and field environments.
• Engage with battery module and system design engineers to build Form's first-generation multi-day storage product.
• Support the new product introduction and manufacturing scale-up activities, including quality inspection requirements, root cause failure analysis, and test equipment development.

What you'll bring:

• Degree in electronics or electrical engineering or related field, and 3 to 7 years of industry experience in product development.
• Background in electronics development, fabrication, and assembly processes, and good analytical problem-solving skills.
• Experience using and debugging industrial controls and serial communication protocols.
• Experience with EMC/EMI sensitive design and analysis.
• Foundational knowledge of embedded systems, high voltage isolation, and power conversion switching circuit designs.
• Highly desired - prior energy storage, battery systems, or renewable energy industry experience.

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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family's health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

To build a clean and equitable energy future, we need everyone at the table. We strive to form a team as diverse as the communities we will serve with our technology, and are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

Compensation Range: $128.7K - $168K