Staff Materials Engineer: Anode Design (Relocation, Equity)

Form Energy; Somerville (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salary & stock options

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer to join our Anode Design and Performance Team. You will craft specifications for iron electrode materials, perform electrochemical tests, and validate materials from lab to field deployments.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, R&D, and Manufacturing teams to ensure scalable performance and reliability. The role requires extensive materials engineering and electrochemical testing experience, strong data-driven design skills, and effective

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience spanning materials engineering and electrochemical/battery systems.
• Demonstrated ability to build property-to-performance relationships for materials through experimental design and analysis.
• Hands-on experience with materials processing and electrochemical device testing and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize safety during electrochemical testing and battery operation from design to post-test.
• Create materials specifications for iron electrode components and define inspection methods for quality.
• Design, execute, and interpret anode tests in lab- and field-scale batteries and identify gaps between R&D and product-scale performance.
• Conduct Root Cause Analyses and FMEAs on electrode materials and devices to drive improvements.
• Characterize electrode materials pre- and post-test with internal and external experts; develop new techniques.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop new anode materials and mentor team members.

Skills

Materials engineering

Electrochemical testing

Battery systems

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

Statistical analysis

JMP

Minitab

Education

Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or related field

PhD preferred

Tools

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Form Energy is seeking a Staff Materials Engineer to join our Anode Design and Performance Team. You will craft specifications for iron electrode materials, perform electrochemical tests, and validate materials from lab to field deployments.

You will collaborate with Supply Chain, R&D, and Manufacturing teams to ensure scalable performance and reliability. The role requires extensive materials engineering and electrochemical testing experience, strong data-driven design skills, and effective