Vibration & Seismic Test Engineer II

Form Energy; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Form Energy is seeking a Test Engineer II to join our Test Engineering team. You will develop and execute qualification tests for vibration, shock, and seismic testing of battery modules and assemblies, collaborating with mechanical and structural design teams.

Relocation assistance is available, and you will travel up to 20% to external facilities, while contributing to data processing, reporting, and continuous lab improvement in a growing organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering with 3+ years of testing experience.
• Hands-on with shaker systems, data acquisition, and fixture setup.
• Experience interpreting MIL-STD-810 and related test standards.
• Proficient in Python or MATLAB for control and analysis.
• Strong collaboration and communication in an R&D lab setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop, execute, and own qualification test strategies for vibration, shock, and seismic testing.
• Design and implement specialized fixtures and perform modal analysis to validate performance.
• Collaborate with structural, packaging, and mechanical design engineers to translate requirements into test specs.
• Instrument test articles with accelerometers and strain gauges; set up data acquisition and test profiles.
• Analyze data, generate detailed reports with pass/fail criteria and recommendations.

Skills

Shaker systems

Data acquisition

Python

MATLAB

MIL-STD-810

Mechanical testing

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Structural Engineering

Tools

Electrodynamic shaker

Hydraulic shaker

Data acquisition hardware

Job description

Form Energy is seeking a Test Engineer II to join our Test Engineering team. You will develop and execute qualification tests for vibration, shock, and seismic testing of battery modules and assemblies, collaborating with mechanical and structural design teams.

Relocation assistance is available, and you will travel up to 20% to external facilities, while contributing to data processing, reporting, and continuous lab improvement in a growing organization.