Form Energy
Staff Cost Engineer
Berkeley, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
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About the role
- Form Energy is hiring a Staff Product Cost Engineer responsible for the comprehensive cost analysis and management of electromechanical products throughout their lifecycle.
- Your primary focus will be optimizing product costs, identifying cost reduction opportunities, ensuring accurate cost estimations, and establishing efficient cost management frameworks for new and existing electromechanical systems and components.
- 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 detailed cost estimates for electromechanical product designs, including custom mechanical components, electronic components (PCBs, sensors, etc.), wiring harnesses, and assembly
- Utilize PLM, CAD programs to analyze design specifications, bills of materials (BOMs), and manufacturing processes specific to electromechanical systems to determine cost drivers.
- Design, develop, and implement standardized cost engineering processes and methodologies for electromechanical products.
- Partner with Finance to create and maintain cost estimation templates, tools, and databases.
- Support data-driven make v. buy decisions
- Proven ability to design, implement, and improve cost engineering processes
- Strong ability to analyze complex data, identify root causes, and develop effective solutions.
- 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
- 5+ years of experience in a cost engineering role
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.
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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