Senior Test Engineer - Battery Systems Validation (HIL)

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Full benefits package

Job summary

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Test Engineer to join our Systems Test organization in Weirton, WV. You will oversee daily test execution, data validation, and troubleshooting for multi-pack validation campaigns, ensuring safe, repeatable procedures across BMS, harnessing, and subsystems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in hardware-in-the-loop or lab test environments, strong troubleshooting skills, and experience with low/high voltage systems and test scripting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in systems test, hardware validation, or laboratory test integration.
• Strong familiarity with low‑voltage wiring, high‑voltage battery configurations, sensors and actuators.
• Experience running/editing test scripts in Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB or similar data-acquisition suites.

Responsibilities

• Own the daily operations, test sequencing, and safe execution of validation campaigns on multi-pack integrated test assets.
• Write and implement highly detailed, repeatable test procedures that verify auxiliary systems, BMS hardware, harnessing, and software/hardware integration points.
• Act as the primary hands-on triager when test anomalies occur, bridging hardware, software, controls, and fluidic systems to identify root causes.
• Process and review raw telemetry and data streams, validating data integrity and synthesizing findings into clear, actionable test reports.
• Manage daily lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) requirements, verify safety interlock setups, and maintain 5S standards in the high-energy lab environment.
• Partner with on-site facilities, operations, and technicians to coordinate power drops, chiller setups, and mechanical alignments for new test runs.

Skills

Systems test

Hardware validation

Test scripting

Data analysis

CAN Modbus EtherCAT

Electrical wiring

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Python

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Test Engineer to join our Systems Test organization in Weirton, WV. You will oversee daily test execution, data validation, and troubleshooting for multi-pack validation campaigns, ensuring safe, repeatable procedures across BMS, harnessing, and subsystems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in hardware-in-the-loop or lab test environments, strong troubleshooting skills, and experience with low/high voltage systems and test scripting.