Staff Mechanical Design Engineer - Hydrogen Systems

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 147,959 - 194,218; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a hands-on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design of subsystems within the hydrogen management system for our iron-air battery technology. You will prototype, test, and validate components, collaborating with chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers to advance storage systems at scale.

The role emphasizes safety, rapid prototyping, and cross-functional teamwork to enable high-volume production while maintaining rigorous quality and cost targets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; 2+ years of industry experience in mechanical design of equipment, liquid or gas handling systems.
• Understanding of first-principles modeling and design; experience optimizing designs for manufacturing and cost-down.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment or with contract manufacturing vendors.
• Demonstrated experience contributing to mechanical design, balance-of-plant systems, and interdisciplinary interfaces of airflow systems.
• Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment ramping into production.
• Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets.
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Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and test parts within the hydrogen management system to meet critical performance requirements.
• Collaborate with analysts to drive design decisions based on first principles.
• Participate in component design reviews, fabricate and test first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate system design choices.
• Conduct critical vendor engagements and collaborate with manufacturing engineers to transition system designs from prototype to high-volume production.
• Collaborate with the Battery Cell and Systems teams to co-develop auxiliary systems.
• Work hand-in-hand with senior engineers and learn product design best practices.
• Champion safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes.

Skills

Mechanical design

First-principles modeling

Manufacturing cost-down

Vendor collaboration

Product development

Early-stage to production

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Form Energy is seeking a hands-on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design of subsystems within the hydrogen management system for our iron-air battery technology. You will prototype, test, and validate components, collaborating with chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers to advance storage systems at scale.

The role emphasizes safety, rapid prototyping, and cross-functional teamwork to enable high-volume production while maintaining rigorous quality and cost targets.