Staff Characterization Chemist

Form Energy; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Staff Characterization Chemist to own and develop advanced characterization methods for our iron-air battery program. You will collaborate with engineering to address key questions, develop, validate, and maintain methods, and ensure rapid, high-quality data delivery.

Relocation assistance is offered as we scale manufacturing nationwide. This role reports to the characterization team and works closely with technicians to optimize daily measurements and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and significant related experience (7–10 years), or advanced degrees with experience.
• Expertise in ICP-OES and/or MS, titration, wet chemistry, and spectroscopy.
• Ability to define and solve complex problems with limited data.
• Ability to work across teams in a service-oriented environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to identify big questions and apply characterization to answer them.
• Own and maintain characterization services related to wet chemistry, ICP-OES/MS, and spectroscopy.
• Manage workflows with technicians and coordinate instrument maintenance with vendors.
• Serve as technical leader and ambassador across characterization teams.

Skills

ICP-OES

Mass spectrometry (MS)

Titration

Wet chemistry

Thermomechanical (TGA/DSC)

Vibrational spectroscopy

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Tech leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

ICP-OES instruments

Mass spectrometry instruments

Spectroscopy equipment

Job description

Are you ready to build America's energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We're revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what's possible, we're giving clean energy a whole new form!

In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a "Best Invention", MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company To Watch", and Fast Company as "One of the Next Big Things In Tech". We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company's history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you've come to the right place.

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Staff Characterization Chemist to own and develop advanced characterization methods to tackle emerging questions about our product.This role reports into our characterization team. As part of our characterization team, you will work closely with our engineering teams to identify big open questions; explore how characterization can address these questions; and develop, validate, and maintain characterization methods. You will also work closely with technicians on our team to ensure that characterization requests are tracked and processed quickly and with exceptional data quality. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Collaborate with teams across the company to identify big questions, and develop & apply characterization to answer them
• Own and maintain characterization services for our colleagues related to wet chemistry, elemental identification such as ICP-OES or MS, and spectroscopy
• Work closely with one or more technicians, and enable them to perform daily measurements by managing incoming tasks, working with vendors to maintain instruments, and providing analysis to guide how the data is interpreted
• Act as a technical leader across characterization and as ambassador to other teams

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree and a significant number of years of related work experience (ex. 7-10); a Master's degree and multiple years of work experience; or a PhD with some work experience
• Expertise in the majority of: ICP-OES and/or MS, titration and related wet chemistry techniques, thermomechanical techniques like TGA/DSC, and vibrational spectroscopy
• Demonstrated ability to define and solve complex problems that may not have significant background data available
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams, and work in a service-based team
• Preferred: demonstrated ability to manage technicians' workflows with both high standards and high empathy

#LI-Onsite

Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here.

When it comes to you and your family's health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge when needed.

To build America's energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact [e-mail]. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.