Staff Mechanical Engineer, Hydrogen System at Form Energy — Berkeley, CA

Role Description

The Fluid Systems Mechanical Engineering team at Form is focused on architecting and designing the multiple gas and liquid systems that traverse our battery cell, module, and full pack, forming the foundation of our innovative utility-scale multi-day energy storage system. Within the Fluid Systems team, our Hydrogen System is crucial to the reliable operation of our iron-air batteries, because it safely manages hydrogen that is generated during battery use. We strive to deliver designs that are optimized for performance, quality, reliability, and cost for high-volume manufacturing at Form Factory.

We're hiring a hands-on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design of subsystems within our hydrogen management system. This is a critical safety system in Form’s iron-air battery technology and it is vital to the system’s successful operation. In this role, you will play a key part in the product architecture and detailed design stages, first-of-a-kind build activities, vendor engagement, and design for manufacturing. You can expect to build and verify analytical models of the system, lead prototyping efforts, and work closely with compliance engineers to achieve system safety certification.

If this sounds like the right position for you, apply now! This opportunity will help shape and scale our multi-day energy storage system, contributing to the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission, contributing to a sustainable future!

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do

• Architect, design, prototype, and test the hydrogen management system to meet critical performance requirements
• Build and maintain hydrogen flow system analytical models that inform design architecture decisions
• Fabricate and test first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate system design choices
• Consider ways to design the product for high-volume manufacturing and reduce product cost
• Lead critical vendor engagements and collaborate with manufacturing engineers to transition system designs from prototype to high-volume production
• Collaborate with the Electrical and Controls teams to optimize actuator and sensor integration
• Mentor junior engineers and level up our mechanical engineering best practices
• Champion safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes

What you'll bring:

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Bachelor's with 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical design of equipment, liquid or gas handling systems
• Understanding of first-principles fluids modeling and experience optimizing designs for manufacturing and cost-down
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with contract manufacturing vendors
• Demonstrated experience optimizing mechanical design, safety considerations, and interdisciplinary interfaces of fluid systems
• Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets
• Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment ramping into production

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