Engineering Manager - Electrode Assembly & Process Ops

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Form Energy is hiring an Engineering Manager to oversee Electrode Assembly Operations at our Weirton, WV facility. You will lead the operations engineering and technician teams responsible for the performance, reliability, and efficiency of cathode assembly production lines, spanning lamination, welding, gluing, and inspection processes.

This role requires a strong process engineering background, staffing, coaching, and a data-driven approach to delivering robust, scalable improvements on the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical or Industrial Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 7+ years in manufacturing, production, or industrial operations with demonstrated team management.
• Experience hiring, developing, and managing process engineers or technicians.
• Familiarity with manufacturing metrics (OEE, downtime tracking) and practical problem-solving across units.
• Experience with assembly-line processes such as lamination, welding, gluing, or inspection.
• Ability to set objectives and adjust plans based on cost, schedule, and staffing tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Own Operation Engineering results across lamination, welding, gluing, and inspection, ensuring line cadence and throughput.
• Manage and develop a team of process engineers and technicians with staffing and coaching.
• Establish and track section-level metrics (OEE, yield, cycle time) and allocate resources to bottlenecks.
• Set standards for evaluating floor-level solutions, ensuring safe, robust fixes before scale-up.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams to resolve constraints.
• Build and prioritize a continuous improvement roadmap balancing waste reduction and reliability.
• Serve as escalation point between shop floor and systems engineering for feedback on equipment design.

Skills

Team leadership

Process optimization

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Form Energy is hiring an Engineering Manager to oversee Electrode Assembly Operations at our Weirton, WV facility. You will lead the operations engineering and technician teams responsible for the performance, reliability, and efficiency of cathode assembly production lines, spanning lamination, welding, gluing, and inspection processes.

This role requires a strong process engineering background, staffing, coaching, and a data-driven approach to delivering robust, scalable improvements on the