Staff Materials Engineer: Iron‑Air Battery Scale-Up

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Paid parental leave

Generous vacation policy

Job summary

Form Energy in Weirton, WV is hiring a Staff Materials Engineer to join our Air Electrode Engineering team. You will design and validate electrode materials for iron‑air batteries, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability on mass manufacturing lines.

Reporting to the Manager of Air Electrode Engineering, you will lead materials design and validation efforts, perform prototypes, DOE studies, and material characterization to support high‑volume production and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in materials science, engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years experience in materials science/engineering.
• 3+ years product development experience transitioning to high-volume manufacturing with DFA know-how.
• Experience planning DOE trials and interpreting data with JMP or Minitab.
• Experience using FMEA and RCA to mitigate risks.
• Strong communication and cross-functional influence.
• Willingness to travel domestically up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Partner with vendors and engineers to transition materials to high-volume production.
• Own design and validation of electrode materials balancing performance, cost, and manufacturability.
• Hands-on design, prototyping, failure analysis, spec-setting, and material evaluation.
• Develop material characterization techniques for quality control on production lines.
• Apply engineering judgment to disposition decisions on materials/electrodes from production.

Skills

Materials science

Materials engineering

DFM

DOE

JMP

Minitab

FMEA

RCA

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in materials science/engineering or related field

Tools

JMP

Minitab

FMEA

RCA

Job description

Form Energy in Weirton, WV is hiring a Staff Materials Engineer to join our Air Electrode Engineering team. You will design and validate electrode materials for iron‑air batteries, ensuring performance, reliability, and scalability on mass manufacturing lines.

Reporting to the Manager of Air Electrode Engineering, you will lead materials design and validation efforts, perform prototypes, DOE studies, and material characterization to support high‑volume production and continuous improvement.