Form Energy
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Fluids Analysis
Berkeley, CA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- As a Senior Fluids Analysis Engineer specializing in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), you will play a critical role in bringing Form Energy's multi-day energy storage systems from R&D and pilot stages to full-scale commercial utility deployment.
- Your technical ownership will directly enable the optimization of system-level architectures, ensuring safe, predictable operation and long-term grid stability.
Responsibilities
- Build high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and transient thermal modeling strategies across multiple physical scales, spanning from micro-scale electrochemical cell fields to macro-scale containerized systems.
- Validate and anchor numerical physics-based models against empirical data, collaborating with test and instrumentation teams to close the gap between simulation and physical testing.
- Support the development of automated simulation and optimization workflows to systematically evaluate fluid routing, pressure drops, and cooling loop efficiencies.
- Partner with electrochemical, mechanical, and power electronics teams to resolve complex, multi-factor thermal-fluid anomalies during product integration.
- Drive the standardization of internal modeling workflows and establish rigorous peer design reviews to ensure technical simulation excellence.
- Model initiative by identifying limitations in our physics-based toolsets and building customized, robust tools to eliminate engineering development blocks.
- Demonstrated track record of translating complex simulation results into actionable, physical system-level requirements that guide design decisions.
- Ability to build formal networks outside your immediate area of expertise to achieve technical alignment on multi-variable design trade-offs.
- Intellectual curiosity that drives a continuous pursuit of understanding novel, complex physical phenomena from the microscale to complete grid integration.
Requirements
- Experience with a Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of related work experience, or a Master's degree and multiple years of experience, or a PhD with deep focus on thermal-fluid sciences and some industry experience.
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.
- 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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