Form Energy
Test Engineer II
Berkeley, CA · Mid · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
PythonMATLABMIL-STDMechanical DesignCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Form Energy is hiring a Test Engineer II to join our Test Engineering team.
- This is a highly impactful, hands-on opportunity to join a growing team and establish the testing frameworks that ensure our revolutionary grid-scale technology survives real-world environments.
Responsibilities
- Test Strategy & Execution: Develop, execute, and own comprehensive qualification test strategies, running shaker table random vibration, shock, and seismic testing campaigns across battery modules, enclosures, and structural assemblies.
- Fixture Design & Modal Analysis: Design and develop specialized test fixtures to mount and excite test articles, and perform modal analysis to validate fixture performance before physical testing.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner directly with structural, packaging, and mechanical design engineers to translate transportation, seismic, and field requirements into testable, repeatable specifications.
- Instrumentation & Data Acquisition: Instrument test articles with accelerometers and strain gauges, configure data acquisition systems, and apply relevant test standards (such as MIL-STD-810) to create new component-level test profiles.
- Data Processing & Reporting: Analyze, post-process, and reduce vibration data to identify trends or anomalies, and generate detailed technical reports outlining pass/fail criteria and design recommendations.
- Lab Support & External Travel: Drive continuous improvement within the lab environment, support root-cause investigations when hardware fails, and travel up to 20% to external test facilities to execute vibration testing.
- Test Protocol Expertise: Proven ability to interpret and build upon existing standards (like MIL-STD-810) to create new validation protocols and lead root-cause failure investigations.
- To build America's energy future, we need everyone at the table.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related field, combined with 3+ years of industry experience in shock, vibration, or structural hardware testing.
- Hands-on proficiency with electrodynamic or hydraulic shaker systems, shock testers, data acquisition hardware, and a solid understanding of structural dynamics (natural frequency, resonance, and damping).
- Software & Analysis Skills: Proficiency in Python or MATLAB for equipment control and data processing, with the ability to convert raw validation data into meaningful engineering conclusions.
Skills
- This starts from day one.
- Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.
- Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants.
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.
- Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related field, combined with 3+ years of industry experience in shock, vibration, or structural hardware testing.
Company info
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- equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.
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