Senior Battery Engineer

Number of employees

380

Somerville, MA, United States

Posted on: 2023-02-13

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

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/.

Are you ready to rise to the challenge of climate change with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is a U.S. technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing pioneering energy storage technologies to enable the electric grid to run on 100% renewable energy, every day of the year.

Supported by leading investors such as Breakthrough Energy Ventures, ArcelorMittal, TPG Rise, MIT’s The Engine, and others, we share a common belief that low-cost, multi-day energy storage is the key to enable tomorrow’s zero carbon electric grid. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, we are deeply motivated and inspired to create a better world. We need talented, hardworking individuals who share our goal of tackling the challenge of climate change. Do you want to work with us today to build a better tomorrow? 

Role Description
We are looking for a Senior Battery Engineer to improve our ability to understand and forecast the degradation of electrodes as part of Performance and Integration’s Cell Package Durability function. This function works together with other battery engineers focused on durability spanning both our Research and Product Development teams, bridging the gap to make sure we build the best electrochemical cell that meets all of our requirements. In this role you will rely on your electrochemical experience and think creatively in order to solve problems that can be challenging to measure or predict. This opportunity offers the chance to work with a variety of collaborators in a fast-paced team on some of the most pressing developments of our integrated battery cell. While we work to ensure our battery lasts, this opportunity might not, so apply now!  

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Besides joining a community of people working to make the world better, Form Energy commits to you equitable compensation, stock options, and offers a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need to thrive.

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. 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:

  • Lead the development of degradation functions for at least one of our cell’s electrodes and collaborate on another. 
  • Identify early predictors of future degradation and use them to streamline cell testing. 
  • Support the development of a mechanistic understanding that dictates how our cells degrade. 
  • Execute a variety of experiments that allow for representative accelerated lifetime testing of our cell. 
  • Work with Product development teams to understand how cell durability evolves from the bench top scale to the factory scale.  
  • Work with the Cell Applications team to understand the impact of cell operational conditions on cell durability. 
  • What You'll Bring:

  • At least 3 years of experience in battery engineering.
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or a related field. 
  • A strong technical background in battery design, and experience in safe laboratory testing of battery systems. 
  • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills and an ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team. 
  • The Senior Battery Engineer should be able to fit nonlinear functions to empirical data 
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