Senior Systems Architect — Energy Storage & System Modeling

Form Energy; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation

Stock options

Holistic benefits package

Job summary

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Systems Architect to define and shape the architecture of a next-generation battery from the ground up.

Reporting into our Advanced Technology Product Architecture lead, you will own system-level architecture and concept evaluation for an early-stage R&D program — building the technoeconomic models and system tradeoff analyses that determine which product concepts we pursue.

Qualifications

• BS with 5+ years of experience in mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering.
• Systems engineering experience—defining requirements and integrating components.
• Strong physics-based modeling skills and first-principles reasoning.
• Experience with energy storage or electrochemical systems is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply system-level architecture and evaluation methods for next‑gen batteries.
• Build technoeconomic models to compare product concepts and guide direction.
• Quantify design options and their impact on performance and cost.
• Coordinate with product managers, scientists, and engineers to align tradeoffs.
• Establish and maintain system requirements cascading to subsystems.

Skills

Systems architecture

Technoeconomic modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering knowledge

Scientific programming

Education

BS in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering

Job description

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Systems Architect to define and shape the architecture of a next-generation battery from the ground up.

Reporting into our Advanced Technology Product Architecture lead, you will own system-level architecture and concept evaluation for an early-stage R&D program — building the technoeconomic models and system tradeoff analyses that determine which product concepts we pursue.