Senior Electrical Engineer, Test InfrastructureReliability & Test * Weirton, WV * Full time * O[...]

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health premiums for employees

Generous parental leave

Vacation policy

Job summary

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to design, build, and deploy test equipment for iron-air battery systems. You will bridge industrial power distribution, Beckhoff-based automation, and precision instrumentation to enable safe, reliable validation at scale.

You will lead bring-up, debugging, and commissioning of new test racks and panels, with relocation assistance available and a focus on high-voltage, high-current environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years designing, building, and deploying physical test systems or industrial automation panels.
• Experience with sensors, power electronics, data acquisition, and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical design and delivery of test infrastructure and automated test equipment for multi-pack test assets.
• Design and layout industrial control panels using Beckhoff PLCs and safety controllers.
• Integrate high-power DC supplies, regenerative loads, and battery simulators for cycling.
• Collaborate with teams to translate test cases into physical automated infrastructure.
• Implement isolation and grounding schemes for noise-free data acquisition in HV, high-current environments.
• Lead bring-up, debugging, and commissioning of test racks in lab and factory floors.
• Support commissioning and troubleshooting for test assets.

Skills

Test systems design

Automated test equipment (ATE)

Industrial automation

UL 508A NFPA 79

Beckhoff PLC

Safety interlocks

CAN protocol

SPI/I2C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ePLAN Electric P8

AutoCAD Electrical

Job description

Overview

Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company advancing cost-effective, multi-day energy storage to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended stress. We are growing rapidly as we scale battery manufacturing and deliver on our mission to transform the energy landscape.

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our Systems Test team. You will design, implement, and deploy test equipment that enables critical tests across iron-air battery systems and supporting hardware, ranging from electrical characterization setups to building system-level validation test beds at deployment scale. You will bridge heavy industrial power distribution, custom automated test equipment (ATE), and precision instrumentation, turning complex validation requirements into rugged, safe, and reliable physical test assets for the broader Product Engineering organization. This is an opportunity to contribute to the scaling of our battery technology in a fast-moving company with an important mission. Relocation assistance is available.

What you’ll do

• Own the electrical design and delivery of supporting test infrastructure—including instrumented server racks, automated test equipment, power distribution panels, and safety interlock subsystems—needed to run validation profiles on pack- and quad-pack scale test assets.
• Design and layout industrial control panels utilizing Beckhoff PLCs, EtherCAT I/O modules, and safety controllers in compliance with UL 508A and NFPA 79 standards.
• Integrate high-power DC programmable power supplies, regenerative electronic loads, and battery simulators used for cycling heavy multi-pack systems.
• Collaborate with Test and Product Engineering teams to translate complex system-level test cases (such as thermal-runaway mitigation, multi-pack balancing, cross-current transients, and state-machine verification) into physical, automated test infrastructure.
• Implement isolated sensing and grounding schemes to ensure noise-free instrumentation and data acquisition in high-voltage, high-current, and highly inductive switching environments.
• Lead the physical bring-up, dry-run debugging, and commissioning of newly engineered test racks and panels in the engineering lab and on the factory floor.
• Facilitate and support hands-on commissioning and troubleshooting activities for pack and multi-pack test assets directly.

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and deploying physical test systems, automated test equipment (ATE), or industrial automation panels.
• Direct experience with sensors, power electronics, data acquisition, and control systems.
• Proactive prototyping experience, including tooling (crimping, soldering, etc.), troubleshooting with oscilloscopes and meters, and general PCBA rework.
• Solid understanding of UL 508A, NFPA 79, and NEC/NFPA 70 electrical standards.
• Professional experience using a modern electrical CAD package (ePLAN Electric P8 or AutoCAD Electrical preferred) for multi-page schematic design.
• Proven track record of integrating programmable high-power DC systems, Beckhoff PLC hardware, and industrial DAQs.
• Familiarity with BMS architecture, communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, etc.), and firmware test methodologies is highly preferred.

Where you’ll work

This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV, near Pittsburgh. The 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.

We value humanity as a core element of Form Energy’s culture and offer competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to support employees and their families.

We cover health premiums for full-time employees and offer generous parental leave and vacation policies. We are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact [e-mail]. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.