Form Energy
Senior Chemical Engineer
Berkeley, CA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- Form Energy is hiring a Senior Chemical Engineer to join the Product Echem Performance team.
- This role offers the chance to also work closely with chemical, materials, and mechanical engineers on the technology development team in the lab and to analyze their data.
- 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
- Develop, own, and iterate on mathematical models to predict and analyze the behavior of fluid systems under different conditions, including a shunt current model and an dynamic fluid level model
- Validate models against experimental data, perform root cause analysis when gaps arise, and drive model improvements
- Establish processes and define system requirements to maintain chemical specifications throughout the battery's service lifetime
- Execute chemistry and mechanical design trades, leveraging modeling to optimize the design of fluid handling components and interfaces between cells and systems
- Provide high-quality data analysis and design trades
Requirements
- PhD or MS with 3+ years of professional experience in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or a related field is required
- Demonstrated experience with defining engineering requirements
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.
- Excellent problem solving and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team
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