Staff Test Engineer

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits

Relocation assistance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Form Energy is hiring a Staff Test Engineer to join our Test Engineering team. In this role you will design, develop, and implement test strategies and lead end-to-end campaigns to ensure reliability, safety, and performance of our energy storage products, in close partnership with design teams.

Relocation assistance is available. This is a hands-on leadership position at a fast-growing company with breakthrough technology and a mission to build America’s energy future.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Electrical Engineering with 7–10 years in Test Engineering.
• Experience with air and liquid handling/thermomechanical systems.
• Data-driven end-to-end test campaigns and sensor/data acquisition strategies.
• Ability to partner with design teams and external labs to align validation plans.
• Strong leadership and mentorship track record.
• Proven ability to coordinate cross-functional activities and RCA efforts.
• Experience with external test lab partnerships and coordinating test execution.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Test Leadership: lead tests from concept to final validation for hardware integrated systems.
• Fixtures, Infrastructure & Automation Strategy: design test fixtures, infrastructure, and automation strategies.
• Technical Delegation & Team Facilitation: coordinate activities and delegate RCA efforts.
• Cross-Functional Design Influence: represent Test Engineering in reviews and validation planning.
• Operational Excellence: standardize test reporting and data integrity; adopt new tools.
• Proactive Block Removal & Capacity Planning: anticipate resource needs and remove blockers.
• Analytical Prowess: analyze test data and correlate with models/simulations.
• Experienced Communicator: deliver detailed test reports to senior management.

Skills

Test leadership

Data analysis

Leadership

External lab coordination

Analytical rigor

Mentorship

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical/Electrical/Mechatronics

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 Test Engineer to join our Test Engineering team. In this position, you will design, develop, and implement test strategies and prioritizing tests, in partnership with design teams, to ensure the reliability, safety, and performance of our energy storage products. You will leverage your strong background in mechanical and electrical component-level and system-level functional testing skills in order to succeed in this position. 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:

• End-to-End Test Leadership: Act as a subject matter expert for hardware integrated systems, leading end-to-end test campaigns from concept to final validation while solving complex issues that require an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Leadership and ownership from high level to hands-on task level specificity is a must.

• Fixtures, Infrastructure & Automation Strategy: Design and approve critical test fixtures and infrastructure that impacts multiple teams, architect comprehensive automation strategies, and define the sensor and data acquisition strategy for new and existing programs leveraging hands-on experience and actual technical outcomes. Specifically, this will include electromechanical test systems and high-voltage architectures.

• Technical Delegation & Team Facilitation: Act as a technical leader by determining methods and procedures on new projects, coordinating the activities of cross-functional personnel, and delegating troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) efforts with junior and peer engineers.

• Cross-Functional Design Influence: Influence design decisions by representing the Test Engineering organization in high-level design, technical, and change reviews and driving cross-functional alignment on validation plans to ensure there are no gaps in product coverage.

• Operational Excellence: Establish the organizational standard for test reporting and data integrity, standardize testing philosophies to ensure consistency, and propose new technologies or tools to improve org-level efficiency.

• Proactive Block Removal & Capacity Planning: Model initiative by deliberately removing blockers for others, anticipating long-term resource needs, and advising management on capacity planning

• Analytical Prowess: Establish active and passive complex data collection pipelines and provide timely analysis of test data, including potentially at external laboratories, test sites, and customer locations. Proactively correlate test data to theoretical models and simulations and reflect findings to design partners.

• Experienced Communicator: Prepare and deliver detailed test reports summarizing findings, conclusions, and recommendations for design enhancements or corrective actions with senior management and above.

What you’ll bring:

• Subject Matter Expertise: Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 7-10 years of deep technical experience in Test Engineering, data analysis, and a proven track record of leading complex hardware verification programs. Advanced degrees may substitute work experience.

• Air and Liquid Electromechanical/Thermomechanical Systems Experience: Several years of hands-on experience with air and liquid handling/circulation systems. Test engineering backgrounds focusing on thermal and thermomechanical systems preferred.

• Data-Driven Strategy: Expertise in defining end-to-end test campaigns, sensor and data acquisition strategies for new programs, and establishing the standard for test reporting and data integrity for the organization.

• Design Partnership: Demonstrated ability to create formal networks with key contacts outside your own area of expertise (e.g., Firmware, Reliability, Safety) to align validation plans.

• Analytical Rigor: Ability to manage complex issues by exercising judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets.

• Leadership & Mentorship: A proven track record of serving as a technical or team lead, training and educating other technical staff, with a strong track record of proactively and deliberately removing blockers for others.

• External Test Lab Partnership: Proficiency in understanding in-house and external lab capabilities, and direct/coordinate test execution at external labs per business needs.

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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.