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Form Energy is a climate technology company developing long-duration iron-air battery systems for grid-scale energy storage. The company has achieved significant recognition, including TIME's "Best Invention" award and MIT Technology Review's "Top Climate Tech Company To Watch." With contracts signed with leading US electric utilities and manufacturing underway at a high-volume facility in West Virginia, Form Energy is rapidly scaling operations.
You will join the BMS Hardware & Electrical System team as a Senior Electrical Engineer responsible for the complete lifecycle of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) design. This encompasses requirements generation, component selection, schematic and layout development, design release through vendor design-for-manufacturability (DFM) review, bring-up, verification, configuration management, and sustaining engineering.
Key responsibilities include:
- Owning the full PCBA design lifecycle from concept through production support
- Ensuring designs meet safety, reliability, and compliance standards for high-power and hazardous systems
- Creating requirements documentation, DFMEA/CFMEA analyses, electrical block diagrams, simulations, schematics, layouts, bring-up/test plans, and 8 Discipline (8D) reports
- Cross-functional collaboration with System Engineering, Mechanical/Electro-Mechanical, Firmware/Software, and Test/Verification teams to define, design, test, and troubleshoot PCBAs and electrical systems
- Supporting troubleshooting, maintenance, and continuous improvement of released designs
- Documenting design concepts, architecture, block diagrams, bring-up/test results, root cause investigations, and decision matrices
This role offers the opportunity to impact breakthrough battery technology at a critical scaling phase, working with a mission-driven team in a fast-moving environment.
Relocation assistance is available.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience (battery or energy storage systems experience preferred); OR Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in PCBA design ECAD software (Altium or equivalent)
- Hands-on experience with sensors, power electronics (high voltage, high power, AC, SMPS, LDO), processing (MCU, MPU, SOM), networking (Ethernet, CAN-FD, isoSPI), on-board communication (SPI, UART, I2C, JTAG), data acquisition (IO, ADC, DAC), and control systems (gate drivers, motor drivers, HSD)
- Strong understanding of safety and compliance considerations in high-power and/or chemical environments
- Demonstrated experience designing PCBAs and electrical systems to UL 991, 1973, 9540, 1998 requirements
- Excellent problem-solving skills with ability to balance speed, rigor, and safety
- Familiarity with software tools including PLM (e.g., Arena or Team Center), product development software (e.g., JIRA), and requirement management tools (e.g., JAMA)
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with ability to work independently and cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
