Director of Manufacturing Engineering

Form Energy

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Berkeley, CA or Pittsburg, PA, USA

Posted on: 2022-08-30

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Director

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Form Energy is developing a new class of cost-effective, multi-day energy storage systems that will enable a reliable and fully-renewable electric grid year-round. Our pioneering battery technology will entirely reshape the global electric system and give it new form.

Learn more about Form Energy at https://www.formenergy.com.

We’re always looking for outstanding people to join our team. If you’re interested, please visit https://formenergy.com/careers/.

Form Energy is a U.S. technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing cost-effective multi-day energy storage systems to enable the global electricity system to run on 100% low-cost renewable energy, every day of the year. Driven by Form’s core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is deeply motivated and inspired to create a better world. We seek to transform the energy landscape and do our part in making the world better for all. We are supported by leading investors who share a common belief that low-cost, multi-day energy storage will be a key enabler of tomorrow’s zero carbon electric system.

Role Description

Form Energy is looking for an experienced manufacturing engineering leader to develop the cell and module (pack) assembly process for Form batteries. The individual will be responsible for building a team of manufacturing engineers who can imagine and deliver scalable equipment sets and processes for making 100’s of MW’s per year of Fe-air batteries. This particular role is focused on final assembly of electrodes into battery cells, assembly of battery cells into modules and assembly of modules into enclosures. You will develop manual and semi-automated pilot line processes using in-house resources in close partnership with the design team while also working with external equipment supplies to deliver high volume, automated equipment sets to support commercialization of our product.

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Form Energy is committed to equitable compensation and we offer a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need. We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. We offer a 401k and all employees are granted stock options. A full listing of our benefits is available on our careers page.

At Form Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

What You'll Do:

Build a great team

Define facility, headcount and space requirements for multiple generations of manufacturing lines across multiple sites

Work closely with the design teams and electrode manufacturing teams to integrate DfM feedback to continuously improve cost and quality

Develop pilot, low volume and high volume manufacturing equipment sets (sometimes in parallel)

Work with NPI teams to hand-off new equipment and processes to production operations

What You'll Bring:

B.S. or higher in engineering or physical science(s)

10 years of experience (5 in a leadership role)

5 - 10 years manufacturing and assembly experience of complex electromechanical products that rely on some core materials technology; experience should span both internally manufactured and contract manufactured assemblies, and include experience managing an operating line.

Experience manufacturing NPI and transition to high volume manufacturing

Management of an operating low volume / NPI-focused manufacturing operation

Line design, installation, commissioning, and production ramp experience

Management of custom equipment design and development internally and/or with equipment suppliers

Demonstrated experience in driving down manufacturing costs while maintaining or improving product quality for complex electromechanical assemblies

Experience managing distributed teams (nationally, internationally)

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