Senior Performance EngineerSystems Electrical Engineering * Berkeley, CA * Full time * On-site

Form Energy; St. Catharines; On-site; USD 128,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a skilled Performance Engineer to join their dynamic team. As part of a mission-driven organization, you will analyze data from cutting-edge battery systems, ensuring their reliability and efficiency. This role offers the opportunity to work with talented professionals, contributing to the advancement of energy storage technology. With a focus on collaboration and creativity, you will develop key performance metrics and insights that drive the company's success. If you're passionate about making a difference in the energy sector, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salaries

Stock Options

Full Medical Coverage

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

Paid Parental Leave

Generous Vacation Policies

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in signal processing, data analysis, or performance engineering.
• Proven experience developing analysis procedures and defining KPIs collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Process, analyze, and interpret battery and system data using custom Python scripts.
• Collaborate with software engineers to optimize data collection solutions.

Skills

Signal Processing

Data Analysis

Performance Engineering

Python

SQL

Technical Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics

Tools

Git

Data Management Tools

Visualization Tools

Job description

Are you ready to build America's energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. 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. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what's possible, we're giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a "Best Invention", MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company To Watch", and Fast Company as "One of the Next Big Things In Tech". 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 have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States. Trial production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company's history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you've come to the right place.

Role Description

The Performance Engineering team at Form is responsible for testing, operating, maintaining, and reporting on the performance of Form's three full-scale system prototypes. We are looking for an experienced performance engineer to analyze data streams from Form battery systems operating at pilot and utility-scale power plants, derive and report key performance metrics, and support our technical teams. Your role involves crafting clear insights from complex data, developing analysis scripts, visualizing trends, and presenting findings to cross-functional teams, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of our system deployments.

What you'll do:

1. Process, analyze, and interpret battery, system, and plant data through Form's cloud storage system using custom Python scripts.
2. Define KPIs and document calculation procedures, including data collection, cleaning, analysis automation, and visualization.
3. Create automated data processing scripts to track KPIs across projects.
4. Conduct gap analysis between in-field, in-lab, and modeled performance, contributing to root cause hypotheses and testing.
5. Support the development and validation of models to predict system performance under various conditions.
6. Collaborate with software and firmware engineers to optimize data collection and storage solutions for large-scale projects.
7. Use field data to identify and predict issues, aiding root cause analysis with O&M and Engineering teams.
8. Work with UI and technical support teams to define performance views for internal and external reporting.

What you'll bring:

1. 5+ years experience in signal processing, data analysis, or performance engineering; experience in solar or battery systems is a plus.
2. Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering or mathematics.
3. Proven experience developing analysis procedures and defining KPIs collaboratively.
4. Experience with version control, data management, analysis, modeling, and visualization tools such as git, SQL, Python.
5. Strong technical communication skills, both written and verbal.

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Form Energy values humanity and offers competitive salaries, stock options, and comprehensive benefits, including full medical, dental, and vision coverage from day one, paid parental leave, and generous vacation policies. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

Compensation Range: $128.7K - $168K