HV/LV Wire Harness Engineering Manager

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 128,662 - 168,844; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking an Associate Engineering Manager to lead the LV and HV harness architecture for its large battery systems. You will own wire harness design from architectural studies through concept design, maturing concepts, and launching the product to customers at start of production.

You will oversee both mechanical and electrical engineers given the electro-mechanical nature of harness design. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and process improvement,

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of harness design experience in HV battery/automotive.
• Experience guiding or directing others.
• Knowledge of battery systems, high voltage, HV & LV distribution, EMC strategies, CAN/LIN/Ethernet.
• Familiarity with Zuken E3, CATIA/NX/SolidWorks or equivalent.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with the ability to lead large diverse teams.
• Mentoring and career development of team members.
• Solid mechanical and electrical fundamentals for first principles engineering.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and technical direction to a team of engineers responsible for electromechanical engineering research, design, development, and production support for the core LV Engineering team.
• Hire, train and manage mechanical and electrical engineers, including full-time employees, contractors and outside consultants.
• Manage cable and harness design activities across multiple programs for Form's long duration energy storage products.
• Deliver effective project management with accurate and detailed plans and schedules, by working cross-functionally within Engineering, program management, supply chain, and manufacturing teams.
• Establish engineering processes, best practices, design guidelines, and tools to enable repeatable, high quality engineering deliverables.
• Support the continued development, growth, and technical expertise of the department through mentoring, coaching, and technical guidance.
• Conduct and lead root cause investigations and implement corrective actions for cable and harness design and production issues.
• Travel 10-20% to Form manufacturing sites to support build activities, debugging and re-works, and influence manufacturing processes from DFM/DFA perspectives.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Electrical fundamentals

Mechanical fundamentals

Root cause analysis

CAN/LIN/Ethernet

Mentoring

Tools

Zuken E3

CATIA NX SolidWorks

Job description

Form Energy is seeking an Associate Engineering Manager to lead the LV and HV harness architecture for its large battery systems. You will own wire harness design from architectural studies through concept design, maturing concepts, and launching the product to customers at start of production.

You will oversee both mechanical and electrical engineers given the electro-mechanical nature of harness design. The role emphasizes leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and process improvement,