Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer at Form Energy — Weirton, WV

Role Description

Form Energy is seeking a Staff Manufacturing Test Engineer to develop and deploy manufacturing test equipment, software, and data systems supporting the production of our breakthrough energy storage technology. This engineer will work closely with Product Development, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations teams to define and architect from the ground up the best manufacturing test solution built for high-volume manufacturing of a novel energy storage system.

The ideal candidate is equally comfortable developing software, integrating instrumentation, troubleshooting hardware, and leading cross-functional teams on the factory floor. Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain manufacturing test software for cell, module, and pack-level product testing.
• Design hardware and software architectures supporting scalability, maintainability, and long-term operational support, including HMI and PLC automation, MES, and database systems.
• Develop and deploy manufacturing test equipment supporting new product introductions and process development initiatives.
• Create test fixtures, hardware interfaces, and instrumentation architectures supporting production and equipment safety requirements.
• Lead in equipment validation activities and production readiness reviews.
• Collaborate with Product Development, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, MES, and Operations teams to define and implement manufacturing test requirements.
• Define test readiness requirements, and plan & execute the activities for new products, process changes, and factory expansion efforts.
• Own the Manufacturing Test decision-making in PFMEA, control plans, risk assessments, and design for manufacturability and test.
• Develop technical documentation and training, including test procedures, work instructions, troubleshooting guides, and equipment specification for sustaining operations.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis for manufacturing test equipment, software, and process issues during development, commissioning, and production ramp activities.
• Serve as a technical resource for manufacturing and operations teams during equipment deployment and production launch activities to ensure test systems deployed meets quality and performance requirements.

What you'll bring:

• 5+ years of experience developing automated test systems in manufacturing, product development, or industrial environments.
• Demonstrated ownership of complete test systems from concept through deployment.
• Experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers.
• Experience integrating manufacturing test systems with MES, databases, or enterprise software systems.
• Experience developing and scaling manufacturing test systems from prototype, pilot, or low-volume production environments into high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience supporting new factory launches, production ramp activities, or capacity expansion initiatives.
• Experience establishing test architectures, software frameworks, processes, and standards that enable long-term growth and operational scalability.
• Experience with industrial and embedded communication protocols such as CAN, Modbus, Ethernet-based protocols, UART, SPI, I2C, Protobuf, or similar technologies.

Where you'll work:

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