Validation Test Engineer, Safety and compliance

Number of employees

380

Berkeley, CA, United States

Posted on: 2022-03-02

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 validation test team.  You will predominantly be focused on overseeing the product safety and pre-compliance testing, both in house and with 3rd party test houses. You will also support other battery product and balance of plant test activities as required.

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:

  • Working closely with the compliance engineer, you will develop, manage and execute the test requirements for our battery product safety testing and pre-compliance / witnessed compliance testing
  • This includes writing and maintaining a variety of electrical and electrochemical test scripts across multiple battery cycling machines 
  • Identify potential risks for safety execution through design reviews, and manage the prioritization of tests in line with FMEA processes
  • Document and record test results, working with design engineers to provide recommended solutions for issue mitigation and resolution
  • What You'll Bring:

  • 4+  years of experience in safety and/or compliance testing in a related field
  • Familiarly with standards such as UL (1973, 9540, 9540A preferred) 
  • Familiarity with testing script and execution tools such as LabView
  • Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python and/or MATLab
  • 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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