Senior Process Engineer, Electrolyte

Form Energy is seeking a Senior Process Engineer for its electrolyte production in Somerville, MA. The role involves scaling and improving electrolyte processes for battery prototypes, ensuring safety, and collaborating with various engineering teams. This position is crucial for aligning lab-scale and high-volume manufacturing processes, contributing to the company's mission of revolutionizing energy storage. Candidates will engage in process design, documentation, and continuous improvement efforts.
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. Trial production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory 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 Senior Process Engineer to support our electrolyte production processes for in-house battery prototypes in Somerville, MA. As part of our Development Operations team, you will scale our process, continuously improve it, prepare and maintain process documentation, and be a champion for safety in the lab and manufacturing space. You’ll work closely with equipment design engineers, cell design engineers, material scientists, operations, facilities, outside consultants, and process technicians. As we design, build, and ramp up equipment operations, expect to become deeply entrenched in the intersection space of equipment design, process engineering, and materials engineering, as the team works with our Electrolyte Development teams to align quality and procedures between lab scale processes and high volume manufacturing processes. 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!

What you'll do:
• Be a champion for process safety
• Design and implement the next generation of our in-house electrolyte mixing processes
• Sustain and improve the electrolyte process value stream and integrate new processes and formulations from cross-functional teams
• Support the technology transfer process between cross-functional groups to align process across between lab-scale and product-intent electrolyte
• Define, measure and track resource needs and process quality while establishing standard controls, KPI reports, and implementing improvements for effective data monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Prepare and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Process Execution Software (LIMS) and train technicians, process engineers, and scientists on new manufacturing equipment and processes

What you'll bring:
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in a process-oriented position in a chemical or material R&D lab or pilot production environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent
• Proficiency in process engineering principles, statistical analysis, and quality management systems for process optimization and improvement
• Experience designing, sourcing, and qualifying process equipment
• Experience designing safe processes involving hazardous chemicals and dusts
• Strong interdisciplinary communicator, across a range of engineering and business functions

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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.

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