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Form Energy is hiring a Test Engineer to join the Systems Test organization at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV. You will be a key contributor to the deployment, execution, and data validation of major multi-pack integrated test assets that serve as the cornerstone of the company's validation strategy. These systems verify custom battery management systems (BMS), power electronics, auxiliary subsystems, and overall system integration for Form Energy's iron-air battery technology.
In this role, you will assist in daily test execution, data gathering, troubleshooting, and initial reporting for multi-pack validation campaigns. You will write and implement highly detailed, repeatable test procedures that physically validate auxiliary systems, BMS hardware, harnessing, and software/hardware integration points. When test anomalies occur, you will act as the primary hands-on triager, bridging hardware, software, controls, and fluidic systems to identify root causes.
You will process and review raw telemetry and data streams, validating data integrity and synthesizing findings into clear, actionable test reports. You will manage daily lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) requirements, verify safety interlock setups, and actively maintain 5S standards within the high-energy laboratory environment. You will also partner with on-site facilities, operations, and technicians to coordinate power drops, chiller setups, and general mechanical alignments for new test runs.
Form Energy is a climate tech company revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day iron-air battery systems designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. The company has been recognized by TIME as a "Best Invention," MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company To Watch," and Fast Company as "One of the Next Big Things In Tech." The company has signed contracts with leading electric utilities and is scaling production at its first high-volume manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance is available.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline
- 2+ years of hands-on experience in systems test, hardware validation, or laboratory test integration (highly valued within battery, EV, aerospace, grid-scale storage, or heavy industrial sectors)
- Strong, practical familiarity with low-voltage wiring, high-voltage battery configurations, common industrial sensors (thermal, pressure, flow), and actuators
- Experience running, editing, or building test scripts and analysis scripts within common test environments (Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or similar data-acquisition suites)
- General understanding of standard industrial network protocols (CAN, Modbus, Ethernet, or EtherCAT)
- Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment where hardware and software designs are rapidly iterating
