Staff Mechanical Engineer, Hydrogen System

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 are 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. Role Description The Fluid Systems Mechanical Engineering team at Form is focused on architecting and designing the multiple gas and liquid systems that traverse our battery cell, module, and full pack, forming the foundation of our innovative utility-scale multi-day energy storage system. Within the Fluid Systems team, our Hydrogen System is crucial to the reliable operation of our iron-air batteries, because it safely manages hydrogen that is generated during battery use. We strive to deliver designs that are optimized for performance, quality, reliability, and cost for high-volume manufacturing at Form Factory. We’re hiring a hands-on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design of subsystems within our hydrogen management system. This is a critical safety system in Form’s iron-air battery technology and it is vital to the system’s successful operation. In this role, you will play a key part in the product architecture and detailed design stages, first-of-a-kind build activities, vendor engagement, and design for manufacturing. You can expect to build and verify analytical models of the system, lead prototyping efforts, and work closely with compliance engineers to achieve system safety certification. What you’ll do Architect, design, prototype, and test the hydrogen management system to meet critical performance requirements Build and maintain hydrogen flow system analytical models that inform design architecture decisions Fabricate and test first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate system design choices Consider ways to design the product for high-volume manufacturing and reduce product cost Lead critical vendor engagements and collaborate with manufacturing engineers to transition system designs from prototype to high-volume production Collaborate with the Electrical and Controls teams to optimize actuator and sensor integration Mentor junior engineers and level up our mechanical engineering best practices Champion safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes What you’ll bring Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Bachelor’s with 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical design of equipment, liquid or gas handling systems Understanding of first-principles fluids modeling and experience optimizing designs for manufacturing and cost-down Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with contract manufacturing vendors Demonstrated experience optimising mechanical design, safety considerations, and interdisciplinary interfaces of fluid systems Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment ramping into production Relocation assistance is available. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein)