Form Energy
Senior Battery Engineer, Cell Performance
Somerville, MA · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 37 days ago
Experimental Design
About the role
- Form Energy is hiring a Battery Engineer to join our Cell Package Integration team.
- This is a practical technical role for someone with solid electrochemical knowledge and a collaborative approach to cross-functional problem-solving.
- The level of this position is flexible upwards based on experience.
Responsibilities
- Design, execute, and analyze cell-level experiments to characterize electrochemical performance, qualify cell package designs, and identify limiting factors or failure modes
- Investigate performance failures and degradation modes using root cause analysis methods, translating findings into corrective actions and design improvements
- Lead continuous improvement in our battery testing program - standardizing protocols and ensuring test procedures reflect the product-relevant operational space
- Conduct durability and entitlement testing on prototype cell packages to develop data-backed design specifications and inform DFMEAs
- Partner with electrode, electrolyte, and manufacturing teams to identify improvement opportunities, coordinate cell builds, and close performance gaps across cost, performance, and lifetime
- Statistical experimental design, such as fractional factorial designs, and linear regression analysis
- To build America's energy future, we need everyone at the table.
- Are you ready to build America's energy future?
- We're revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress.
Requirements
- Hands-on practical experience with electrochemical systems and electrochemical device data interpretation, particularly in deployed or market-ready products
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.
Equal opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.
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