Senior High-Voltage Control Panel Designer — NEC/UL 508A

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 128,662 - 168,844; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Control Panel Designer to drive the design and validation of industrial control panels for our groundbreaking battery technology. You will own schematic development, vendor coordination, and high-voltage validation from concept through production, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure safety and compliance.

Relocation assistance is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of relevant experience; or Master's with 3+ years.
• Experience designing panels per NEC and UL 508A requirements.
• Hands-on high-voltage testing and safety protocol knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design control panels in compliance with NEC (NFPA 70) and UL 508A.
• Develop complete control panel schematic, layout and BOM using EPLAN.
• Select components for 600 V AC and 2000 V DC HV applications.
• Coordinate with third-party panel vendors from design to acceptance.
• Perform high-voltage testing procedures (hipot, insulation resistance, functional tests).
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers on enclosure, thermal management, and integration.
• Support DFMEA activities for panel-level risk mitigation.

Skills

NEC knowledge

High-voltage testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Vendor management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree (optional)

Tools

EPLAN

Arena

Teamcenter

JIRA

JAMA

Job description

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Control Panel Designer to drive the design and validation of industrial control panels for our groundbreaking battery technology. You will own schematic development, vendor coordination, and high-voltage validation from concept through production, partnering with mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure safety and compliance.

Relocation assistance is available.