Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Battery Assembly & Automation

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salaries

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Job summary

Form Energy, based in West Virginia, seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to scale a new battery manufacturing organization. You will own the entire cell assembly manufacturing ecosystem, collaborating with design, supply chain, and operations, from initial trials to high-volume production.

You will lead design feedback for manufacturability, select and manage equipment integrators, and drive safe, reliable, and high-quality processes across multi-facility expansion.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of equipment/manufacturing engineering experience in electro‑mechanical assembly
• Direct experience purchasing and setting up new automated manufacturing equipment
• Experience writing Standard Operating Procedures and manufacturing documentation
• Experience with DFM/DFA feedback and collaboration with design engineers

Responsibilities

• Own development, build/purchase, and deployment of manufacturing workstations and equipment
• Provide DFM feedback and drive high-volume production readiness
• Partner with equipment integrators from development to handoff to operations
• Install, commission, and qualify new equipment and fixtures
• Design robust processes emphasizing safety, uptime, and quality
• Lead debugging and resolution of time-sensitive manufacturing issues
• Train hands-on labor on new equipment and processes
• Collaborate across teams to achieve manufacturing success

Skills

Equipment engineering

Manufacturing engineering

DFM/DFA feedback

Supplier collaboration

Hands-on build

Cross-functional teamwork

Effective communication

Automation equipment

Education

BS in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering

Tools

MES systems

Automated equipment integration

Welding/assembly experience

Job description

Form Energy, based in West Virginia, seeks a Principal Manufacturing Engineer to scale a new battery manufacturing organization. You will own the entire cell assembly manufacturing ecosystem, collaborating with design, supply chain, and operations, from initial trials to high-volume production.

You will lead design feedback for manufacturability, select and manage equipment integrators, and drive safe, reliable, and high-quality processes across multi-facility expansion.