Senior BESS Operations & Revenue Optimization Engineer

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to oversee the dispatch, performance, and revenue optimization of the utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System portfolio. You will translate asset constraints into dynamic market bidding while maintaining grid compliance and long-term asset health.

This role interfaces with Reliability Engineering and Field Service to maximize financial value and system uptime, guiding degradation modeling and post-dispatch reviews.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in utility-scale BESS operations, renewable asset management, energy trading, or dispatch.
• Technical expertise in BESS architecture and SCADA protocols.
• Knowledge of ISO/RTO market structures and bidding rules.
• Experience balancing market revenue with asset health.

Responsibilities

• Direct BESS portfolio dispatch and optimize SOC within system limits.
• Lead revenue-stacking across wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary services.
• Ensure dispatch actions comply with grid codes and interconnection agreements.
• Collaborate with Reliability Engineering to incorporate degradation modeling.
• Monitor SCADA/EMS/PCS/BMS data for performance and faults.
• Coordinate maintenance with Field Service to maximize uptime.
• Conduct post-dispatch reviews and tune bidding/dispatch logic.
• Lead root-cause analyses for major incidents and drive improvements.

Skills

BESS operations expertise

Revenue optimization

Market structures knowledge

Data analysis (Python/SQL/MATLAB)

Strong communication

ISO/RTO bidding protocols

Education

Bachelor's or higher in Electrical Engineering / Power Systems / quantitative engineering

Tools

DNP3

Modbus

IEC 61850

Job description

Form Energy is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to oversee the dispatch, performance, and revenue optimization of the utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System portfolio. You will translate asset constraints into dynamic market bidding while maintaining grid compliance and long-term asset health.

This role interfaces with Reliability Engineering and Field Service to maximize financial value and system uptime, guiding degradation modeling and post-dispatch reviews.