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Form Energy is seeking a Senior Staff BESS Operations Engineer to manage the day-to-day dispatch, performance, and revenue optimization of utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of product engineering, commercial strategy, and real-time operations, requiring deep technical expertise in battery systems and energy markets.
Key responsibilities include:
- Direct BESS portfolio dispatch, managing state of charge and market awards within physical system limits
- Execute revenue-stacking strategies across wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary services markets
- Serve as primary contact for ISO/RTOs and QSE/SCs, ensuring compliance with grid codes, interconnection agreements, and NERC standards
- Partner with Reliability Engineering to integrate degradation modeling into dispatch logic
- Monitor SCADA, EMS, PCS, and BMS data streams to identify underperformance or anomalies
- Coordinate preventive maintenance and fault resolution with Field Service teams
- Troubleshoot operational issues including unexpected trips, communication drops, and curtailments
- Conduct post-dispatch reviews to evaluate asset performance and optimize bidding logic
- Lead or support root cause analyses for major operational incidents
Required qualifications:
- 10+ years in utility-scale BESS operations, renewable asset management, energy trading, or power plant dispatch
- Technical expertise in BESS architecture (string balancing, PCS, EMS control loops) and SCADA protocols (DNP3, Modbus, IEC 61850)
- Deep knowledge of ISO/RTO market structures, bidding protocols, settlement rules, and ancillary services
- Experience balancing market revenue optimization with long-term asset health
- Proficiency analyzing high-frequency operational time-series data using Python, SQL, or MATLAB
- Exceptional communication skills bridging product engineering, field service, and power market operators
- Strong situational awareness and decision-making in fast-paced, real-time environments
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering, or related quantitative engineering field
Form Energy manufactures long-duration iron-air battery systems for grid-scale energy storage. The company has signed contracts with leading US utilities and is scaling production at its West Virginia manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance is available.
