Staff Electrical Engineer, Test Infrastructure at Form Energy — Weirton, WV

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Staff Electrical Engineer to join our Systems Test team. In this role you will be responsible for the design and delivery of test equipment that enables the execution of critical tests across our iron-air battery systems and supporting hardware. The scope of your work will range from simple electrical characterization setups to building out our system-level validation test beds at the deployment scale.

In this role, you will bridge the gap between heavy industrial power distribution, custom automated test equipment (ATE), and precision instrumentation. You will be the technical lead responsible for turning complex validation requirements into rugged, safe, and highly reliable physical test assets in service of the broader Product Engineering organization.

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the scaling of our battery technology and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission! Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do

• Lead the end-to-end electrical design of supporting test infrastructure (instrumented server racks, automated test equipment, power distribution panels, and safety interlock subsystems) required to run validation profiles on massive pack- and quad-pack scale test assets.
• Architect and layout industrial control panels (utilizing Beckhoff PLCs, EtherCAT I/O modules, and safety controllers) in strict compliance with UL 508A and NFPA 79 standards to manage multi-pack physical assets.
• Integrate high-power DC programmable power supplies, regenerative electronic loads, and battery simulators capable of safely cycling heavy multi-pack systems.
• Collaborate closely with Test and Product Engineering teams to translate system-level test cases (e.g., thermal-runaway mitigation, multi-pack balancing, cross-current transients, and state-machine verification) into physical, automated test infrastructure designs.
• Implement isolated sensing and grounding schemes to ensure noise-free instrumentation in high-voltage, high-current, and highly inductive switching environments.
• Lead the physical bring-up, dry-run debugging, and commissioning of newly engineered test racks and panels in the engineering lab and on the factory floor.
• Facilitate the commissioning and bring-up activities associated with pack and multi-pack test assets.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying physical test systems, automated test equipment (ATE), or industrial automation panels.
• Hands-on experience with sensors, power electronics, data acquisition, and control systems.
• Hands-on prototyping experience, including tooling (crimping, soldering, etc), troubleshooting with scopes/meters, and general PCBA rework
• Deep working knowledge of UL 508A (Industrial Control Panels), NFPA 79 (Industrial Machinery), and NEC/NFPA 70 electrical standards.
• Professional experience using a modern electrical CAD package (ePLAN Electric P8 or AutoCAD Electrical preferred) for multi-page schematic design.
• Proven track record of integrating programmable high-power DC systems (e.g., Keysight, NH Research, Chroma), Beckhoff PLC hardware, and industrial DAQs (e.g., National Instruments, Keithley).
• Familiarity with BMS architecture, communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, etc.), and firmware test methodologies preferred.

Where you'll work:

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