Form Energy

Form Energy

Senior Staff Materials Engineer, Advanced Technology

Somerville, MA · Staff+ · Full-time

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About the role

  • This role reports into the manager of Discharge Cell R&D within the Advanced Technology Team.
  • You will bring a materials-first lens to how particles interact within complex, electrochemically active systems.
  • 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

  • Design, formulate, and optimize aqueous slurries containing active materials and conductive carbon additives, balancing particle behavior with downstream processability and battery performance
  • Build and operate a comprehensive materials and slurry characterization toolkit
  • Serve as the subject matter expert in particle and materials science for the R&D organization and represent the function in cross-functional and program-level design reviews
  • Demonstrated experience developing slurries, dispersions, or particle-laden formulations for demanding applications, such as battery electrodes, fuel cell catalyst inks, ceramic or coating slurries, or comparable multiphase systems

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of work experience, Master's degree with 10+ years of work experience, or PhD with 6+ years of work experience in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
  • Experience working with electrochemical systems or devices (battery-specific experience not required)

Compensation

  • Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that.

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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