Form Energy
Senior Reliability Engineer, Power Electronics
Berkeley, CA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- Form Energy is hiring a Senior Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and lifetime of our iron-air packs and deployed systems.
- This role reports into our Systems Reliability team, in Berkeley CA.
- This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Act as the primary authority on Design for Reliability (DfR) for critical electro-mechanical plant subsystems that support our battery plant, mentoring peers and guiding cross-functional design failure analyses (DFMEAs)
- Translate high-level product goals into rigorous reliability requirements. You will define the roadmap for how we validate component and sub-system lifetimes.
- Design and lead complex experiments to uncover failure mechanisms, determine root causes, and establish methods to accelerate failure rates in tests.
- Demonstrated expertise in developing new tests to evaluate performance and/ or reliability of electrical and electromechanical systems
- Familiar with developing accelerated lifetime tests to assess component reliability across a range of operating conditions
Requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related field with 3-7 years of industry experience
Nice to have
- Experience with outdoor power electronics or industrial control panels (including their actuators, fans, and fluid systems).
- Specific experience with evaluation of systems against UL 508A is a plus.
Compensation
- Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that.
Benefits
- Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that.
- Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.
- When it comes to you and your family's health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents.
- We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.
Company info
- We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand.
- We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country.
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