Mechanical Design Engineer II – Energy Storage Systems

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer II to help scale our multi-day energy storage system. You will develop sheet metal assemblies and enclosures, drive FEA-driven designs, and ensure manufacturability for high-volume production at Form Factory.

Role focuses on transitioning concepts to mass production, balancing performance with cost, and collaborating across design and test teams. Relocation assistance is available and a strong engineering culture prevails.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering with 0-2 years of industry experience in mechanical design.
• Coursework in mechanical structures design fundamentals and theory of FEA for structural analysis.
• Experience with CAD, specifically SolidWorks modeling.
• Preferred experience with 2D drafting using GD&T (ASME Y14.5).
• Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets.

Responsibilities

• Create white-page designs that will be the foundation of Form Energy’s next generation battery pack for high volume production.
• Perform structural analysis of designs using Ansys FEA and hand calculations.
• Collaborate with test team to initiate test campaigns and establish material libraries for FEA.
• Validate designs through test and FEA correlation with CAE experts.
• Present designs and results to the team and leadership in design reviews.
• Conduct failure root cause analysis on systems and assemblies.
• Travel up to 20% to other Form Energy offices or vendor sites.

Skills

SolidWorks

Ansys FEA

FEA methods

2D drafting (GD&T)

test & validation

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Form Energy is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer II to help scale our multi-day energy storage system. You will develop sheet metal assemblies and enclosures, drive FEA-driven designs, and ensure manufacturability for high-volume production at Form Factory.

Role focuses on transitioning concepts to mass production, balancing performance with cost, and collaborating across design and test teams. Relocation assistance is available and a strong engineering culture prevails.