Senior Manager, Mechanical Design & Structures

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Form Energy in Berkeley leads the Integrated Structures Mechanical Engineering team and designs the structure, enclosure, and sealing systems for our utility-scale multi-day energy storage system. You will create white-page designs that form the foundation of Gen 2 product designs and drive the transition from prototype to high-volume production.

You will lead verification analyses using FEA, establish design best practices, and recruit engineers who share a passion for excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years industry experience in mechanical design.
• Experience leading design work for complex mechanical systems and structural design, using FEA for structural analysis.
• Experience managing 2+ direct reports in a leadership capacity.
• Proficiency in CAD, specifically SolidWorks modeling and drafting using GD&T (ASME Y14.5-2018).
• Mass manufacturing DFMA experience with sheet metal, stampings, and weldments.
• Self-driven, with urgency to hit tough schedules.

Responsibilities

• Create white-page designs foundational to Gen 2 product designs.
• Collaborate with vendors, manufacturing engineers, and operations to scale from prototype to high-volume production.
• Drive verification analysis (FEA) and testing of the team's designs.
• Establish best practices for structures design and mentor team members.
• Recruit and hire engineers who share a vision for design excellence.
• Release designs with drawings and tolerance analyses.
• Guide the team through failure root-cause analysis on systems and components.
• Travel up to 20% to other Form Energy offices or vendor sites.

Skills

Mechanical design

Leadership

FEA

CAD (SolidWorks)

DFMA

Mass manufacturing

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

ASME Y14.5-2018 GD&T

Job description

Form Energy in Berkeley leads the Integrated Structures Mechanical Engineering team and designs the structure, enclosure, and sealing systems for our utility-scale multi-day energy storage system. You will create white-page designs that form the foundation of Gen 2 product designs and drive the transition from prototype to high-volume production.

You will lead verification analyses using FEA, establish design best practices, and recruit engineers who share a passion for excellence.