Form Energy
Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer, BMS Electronics
Berkeley, CA · Senior · Full-time
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About the role
- Form Energy is hiring a Senior Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and lifetime of our iron-air packs and deployed systems.
- We need you to define how to demonstrate reliability for a first of its kind product where there is no standard playbook.
- If you've spent your career making sure hardware lasts in the field - and want to do it at grid scale for a brand new technology- we want to talk to you!
Responsibilities
- Technical Leadership: Act as the primary authority on Design for Reliability (DfR) for critical electro-mechanical plant subsystems that support our battery plant, mentoring peers and guiding cross-functional design failure analyses (DFMEAs)
- Translate high-level product goals into rigorous reliability requirements. You will define the roadmap for how we validate BMS sub-system lifetimes.
- Design and lead complex experiments to uncover failure mechanisms, determine root causes, and establish methods to accelerate failure rates in tests. Tests will focus on BMS electronics including PCBs, connectors, and bus bars
- Demonstrated expertise in developing new tests to evaluate performance and/ or reliability of electrical and electromechanical systems
- Familiar with developing accelerated lifetime tests to assess component reliability across a range of operating conditions
- 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
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related field with 3+ years of industry experience
- Experience with testing of PCBs and other electronic components
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.
- 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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