Senior Hardware Reliability Engineer, BMS Electronics

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Full benefits package

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Senior Reliability Engineer to advance the reliability and lifetime of our iron-air packs and deployed systems. You will lead reliability test development for the Battery Management System hardware and guide DFMEA across electro-mechanical subsystems.

Based in Berkeley, CA, you will translate product goals into rigorous reliability requirements, design complex experiments, and champion safety while coordinating with cross-functional teams including remote members.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry experience in reliability engineering or related field.
• Experience developing tests to evaluate electrical/electromechanical systems.
• Experience testing PCBs and electronic components.
• Experience with accelerated lifetime testing across operating conditions.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead Design for Reliability (DfR) for critical electro-mechanical subsystems.
• Translate product goals into reliability requirements and lifetimes.
• Design and lead complex experiments to uncover failure mechanisms and establish methods to accelerate failures in tests.
• Be a champion for safety.

Skills

Reliability Engineering

Electrical/Electronic Systems

DFMEA

Test development

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

PCB testing

Accelerated lifetime testing

BMS hardware

Job description

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and lifetime of our iron-air packs and deployed systems. As part of our Systems Reliability team, you will lead reliability test development and design for reliability for our Battery Management System (BMS) hardware - a complex set of electronics controls built across PCBs, connectors, and bus bars, that is responsible for the control of our battery, its support systems, and sensors. We need you to define how to demonstrate reliability for a first of its kind product where there is no standard playbook. If you've spent your career making sure hardware lasts in the field - and want to do it at grid scale for a brand new technology- we want to talk to you!

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Technical Leadership: Act as the primary authority on Design for Reliability (DfR) for critical electro-mechanical plant subsystems that support our battery plant, mentoring peers and guiding cross-functional design failure analyses (DFMEAs)
• Translate high-level product goals into rigorous reliability requirements. You will define the roadmap for how we validate BMS sub-system lifetimes.
• Design and lead complex experiments to uncover failure mechanisms, determine root causes, and establish methods to accelerate failure rates in tests. Tests will focus on BMS electronics including PCBs, connectors, and bus bars
• Be a champion for safety

What you'll bring:

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related field with 3+ years of industry experience
• Demonstrated expertise in developing new tests to evaluate performance and/ or reliability of electrical and electromechanical systems
• Experience with testing of PCBs and other electronic components
• Familiar with developing accelerated lifetime tests to assess component reliability across a range of operating conditions
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills within a group of peers and the broader organization, including remote team members

Benefits & Compensation

• Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.
• When it comes to you and your family's health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

To build America's energy future, we need everyone at the table.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

Accommodations

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