Test & Development Engineer

Number of employees

380

Somerville, MA, United States

Posted on: 2021-11-16

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

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 team of passionate people tackling the challenge of climate change through transformationally low cost energy storage.  Our team members are active learners who enjoy working on tough technology problems in massive markets and embody our values of humanity, excellence and creativity. The company is backed by a diverse set of committed investors and we have raised over $360M to date.

Role Description
We are looking for an experienced individual in the test and development area to help us develop our core technology by joining our growing test operations team.  You will continuously improve, write, and develop electrical, mechanical and electrochemical test  processes for a variety of cell and system requirements as we scale our technology up. In this role, you will work closely with the technology development and technical operations teams to support battery testing, facilitate analysis of test data, and contribute to test  operations process development. 

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:

  • Participate in cross functional efforts with Technology Development teams to perform test instrument troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Work with external suppliers to address test stand issues, increase reliability, and reduce testing downtime
  • Serve as a liaison to the Data Engineering team to find opportunities to improve and maintain data robustness and integrity 
  • Lead efforts to track performance of weekly control units and employ statistical analysis tools to identify performance and/or test stand variability
  • Develop and maintain calibration process of test stands and instrumentation
  • Create, document, and train test technicians in new testing processes
  • What You'll Bring:

  • Experience using complex iterative logic, including writing test scripts  
  • Familiarity with testing script and execution tools such as LabView
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and/or MATLAB
  • Experience with statistical analysis and using tools such as Minitab or JMP Basic laboratory safety knowledge
  • Experience using cloud based organizational tools
  • Strong communication skills within a group of peers and broader organization
  • Excellent workplace organization habits
  • Positive attitude and appetite to learn and grow within our organization
  • High attention to detail, excellent organizational and communication skills
  • Willingness to share ideas to contribute to organizational and technical problem solving
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