Equipment Reliability Engineer — Scale-Up Battery Manufacturing

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Stock options

Holistic benefits package

Medical, dental, and vision premiums 0

Paid parental leave

Generous vacation

Job summary

Form Energy in Weirton, WV, is seeking a hands-on Equipment Maintenance Engineer to join the Equipment Maintenance Team at Form Factory 1. You will work with the Operations group to design, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment, blending hands-on work with detailed mechanical design.

The role emphasizes reliability, preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and collaboration across maintenance, operations, and engineering to improve uptime and safety in a high-volume battery

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical field with experience supporting industrial equipment.
• Experience applying reliability engineering principles including root cause analysis and maintenance optimization.
• Strong mechanical troubleshooting skills with experience with rotating equipment, conveyors, pumps, hydraulics, or pneumatics.
• Ability to analyze equipment performance data and implement uptime improvements.
• Strong communication and collaboration across maintenance, operations, engineering, and leadership.
• Self-driven problem solver with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement reliability strategies to improve uptime and asset performance.
• Lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Design and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Collaborate with maintenance, operations, and engineering to troubleshoot complex issues.
• Support equipment modifications and installation projects to enhance safety and long-term reliability.
• Analyze performance metrics to drive productivity and reduce downtime.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Form Energy in Weirton, WV, is seeking a hands-on Equipment Maintenance Engineer to join the Equipment Maintenance Team at Form Factory 1. You will work with the Operations group to design, troubleshoot, and repair production equipment, blending hands-on work with detailed mechanical design.

The role emphasizes reliability, preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and collaboration across maintenance, operations, and engineering to improve uptime and safety in a high-volume battery