Senior Staff Project Engineer — Utility‑Scale Energy Storage Lead

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking an experienced project engineer to lead the engineering of utility-scale energy storage projects. You will oversee from concept through detailed design, coordinating with EPC partners to align plant-level design with product requirements and addressing technical challenges.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in renewable energy project engineering, a relevant engineering degree, and strong knowledge of ESS installation codes. Willingness to travel up to 30% is required.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in renewable energy project engineering or deployment.
• Bachelor's degree in civil, structural, mechanical, or electrical engineering.
• Strong knowledge of codes and standards for ESS installation (NFPA70, NFPA855, IEEE 1547, IEEE 2800, UL9540, UL9540A).

Responsibilities

• Create conceptual project layouts and single line diagrams and support interconnection and permitting applications, long lead equipment specifications and procurement, and design and construction RFP creation
• Lead the development and own the balance of plant design package, including site civil/structural, mechanical, electrical, and network architecture designs, ensuring compliance with project and product requirements and other applicable federal, state, and local codes and standards
• Provide technical support during project execution, including reviewing RFIs, submittals, field quality checks, site safety planning, and supporting commissioning
• Support Project Manager from initial planning to commercial operation, especially with document control, budget oversight, quality control, schedule, contract management and value engineering for budget and schedule optimization
• Work closely with Form’s Product Engineering and Product Management teams to document product requirements and technical specifications
• Travel to client or project sites up to 30% of the time

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Renewable energy project experience

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Code standards knowledge (NFPA/IEEE/UL)

Job description

Form Energy is seeking an experienced project engineer to lead the engineering of utility-scale energy storage projects. You will oversee from concept through detailed design, coordinating with EPC partners to align plant-level design with product requirements and addressing technical challenges.

Ideal candidates have 12+ years in renewable energy project engineering, a relevant engineering degree, and strong knowledge of ESS installation codes. Willingness to travel up to 30% is required.