Staff Process Engineer: Lead High-Volume Battery Line

Form Energy; Weirton (WV); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Form Energy in Weirton, WV is hiring a Staff Process Engineer to lead the high-volume cathode assembly line, from concept through production ramp. You will own line modeling, PFMEA generation, and risk management, and work with project automation and equipment leads to guide vendor decisions.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in manufacturing process engineering or operations with hands-on laser welding and vision/inspection systems, plus strong project management and collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of manufacturing experience in a process engineering or operations role.
• Led a process line from design through commissioning and ramp, including line modeling and capacity planning.
• Proven PFMEA generation and application to drive design and process decisions.

Responsibilities

• Serve as process engineering line lead for a complex multi-step assembly line from early concept through production ramp.
• Develop line models to validate throughput, cycle time, staffing, and capacity.</br>Note: line breaks kept for readability; will be cleaned in final schema.
• Support development of URS and FAT/SAT plans; manage vendors and integrators through equipment design and delivery.
• Lead proof of principle testing early in the design phase with internal teams.
• Onboard and direct a team of process development and operations engineers on the line at FAT; produce documentation and work breakdowns.

Skills

Process engineering

PFMEA

Project management

Vendor management

Laser welding

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical/Manufacturing engineering

Tools

Line modeling software

Vision inspection systems

Laser welding equipment

Job description

Form Energy in Weirton, WV is hiring a Staff Process Engineer to lead the high-volume cathode assembly line, from concept through production ramp. You will own line modeling, PFMEA generation, and risk management, and work with project automation and equipment leads to guide vendor decisions.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years in manufacturing process engineering or operations with hands-on laser welding and vision/inspection systems, plus strong project management and collaboration skills.