Senior Mechanical Engineer — Module Design for High-Volume Production

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 150,654 - 168,844; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Health coverage

Parental leave

Job summary

Form Energy in Berkeley, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to draft 2D/3D models and conduct structural analysis to advance our iron‑air battery module designs toward high‑volume production.

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and 4+ years in mechanical design, including SolidWorks, first-principles modeling, and cost‑down optimization across various manufacturing processes. Join a team focused on scalable energy storage solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field.
• 4 years of post-baccalaureate experience in mechanical design engineering-related occupation.
• 4 years of experience with 3D CAD and 2D drafting using SolidWorks or a similar program.
• 4 years of experience designing and optimizing models for manufacturing and cost-down.
• 4 years of experience with a variety of manufacturing processes, including electronics assembly, sheet metal assembly, and welding.
• 2 years of experience with fabrication techniques including sheet metal and CNC machining.

Responsibilities

• Design and prototype mechanical and electro-mechanical module components that meet performance and functional requirements, optimizing for manufacturability, performance, material weight, and cost.
• Guide critical vendor engagements, and transition system designs from prototype to high-volume production in collaboration with manufacturing engineers.
• Co-develop interface requirements and designs working with the Cell Design and Enclosure Design teams.
• Perform compliance studies and testing for module components.
• Participate in line bring up builds, fabricating, and testing first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate system design choices.
• Create system-level functional requirements from product-level requirements.

Skills

3D CAD

First-principles modeling

Manufacturing cost-down optimization

Mechanical design

Fabrication techniques

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Form Energy in Berkeley, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to draft 2D/3D models and conduct structural analysis to advance our iron‑air battery module designs toward high‑volume production.

The role requires a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and 4+ years in mechanical design, including SolidWorks, first-principles modeling, and cost‑down optimization across various manufacturing processes. Join a team focused on scalable energy storage solutions.