Facilities Electrical Engineer

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 Facilities Electrical Engineer to join our manufacturing operations team at our high-volume manufacturing facility in Weirton, WV. This role will contribute to developing our Form Factory 1 (FF1) facilities and building infrastructure for our first-of-its-kind, advanced battery manufacturing.

This new position is part of a fast-growing team. It will ideally suit someone with sustaining facilities, electrical building systems, systems implementation coordination (controls), CAD design experience, and knowledge of reliability programs. You will support facilities-related engineering projects, upgrades, and improvements across our factory. Collaborating and working closely with cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams, you will support the design, planning, and delivery of projects to meet cost, timeline, and sustainability needs for facilities and factory equipment systems in support of high-volume manufacturing.

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Deliver technical guidance and engineering support to address facility and factory equipment system operation challenges and equipment needs.

• Lead the creation of reliability programs and support preventive maintenance plans for critical plant equipment.

• Conduct detailed risk assessments and system analyses to align engineering efforts with cost, schedule, and sustainability goals.

• Partner with multidisciplinary and cross-functional teams to establish project scope, schedules, and resource estimates.

• Maintain strict compliance with building codes, industry standards, and environmental guidelines to foster safety and sustainability.

• Drive process improvements by applying key learnings from sustaining operations and completed projects to optimize future factory operations.

• Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for any unplanned system failures owned or supported.

• Serve as the Subject Matter Expert for our Building Automation System (BAS) software monitoring all connected factory systems.

• Own and interpret electrical, controls, and other facility systems schematics, diagrams, and blueprints to sustain electrical and facility infrastructure.

• Participate in pre-task planning, outage coordination, and communication with all stakeholders.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, or a related field, with 7–10+ years of proven facilities engineering, management, or related project experience.

• Reliability engineering certification preferred.

• Proficiency with CAD, Bluebeam, CMMS, and SCADA software systems.

• Technical experience in electrical distribution, SCADA controls, and all other facility-related infrastructure systems.

• Proven ability to analyze complex technical issues and implement practical, effective solutions.

• Adaptable and detail-oriented, with the ability to quickly assess and manage competing priorities.

• Strong collaboration, communication, organizational, and time-management skills.

• Professional Engineering (P.E.) license, or actively pursuing licensure.

• 7+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment focused on facilities maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, utility installation, and continuous improvement.

• Experience sustaining electrical and control systems for factory utilities, including 480V electrical distribution, emergency generators, battery backup centers, fire alarm and suppression systems, security camera networks, and badge/turnstile access systems.
  

Where you'll work:

This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.

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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 View email address on jobs.ashbyhq.com. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.