Staff Reliability Engineer

• Form Energy is seeking a Staff Reliability Engineer to improve the reliability and lifetime of our iron-air battery cell. As part of our Reliability team, you will work closely with the Cell and Electrode Engineering teams to develop test plans, analyze data, and define critical design requirements.
• This role will require hands-on work in the lab and cross functional collaboration. You will evaluate, analyze, and propose design-for-reliability solutions to understand novel problems and increase the product lifetime. Relocation assistance is available
• Act as the primary authority on Design for Reliability (DfR) for critical battery components, mentoring peers and guiding cross-functional DFMEAs
• Translate high-level product goals into rigorous reliability requirements and define the roadmap for verifying component lifetimes
• Design and execute complex experiments and accelerated life tests (ALT) to uncover failure mechanisms
• Perform advanced statistical analysis to translate test data into robust reliability and lifetime prediction models
• Partner with design owners to de-risk and down-select next-iteration cell and electrode concepts based on reliability data and analysis
• Partner with the Manufacturing, Process, and Quality teams to evaluate and improve reliability of the product being manufactured at our factory
• Champion for safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes and test methods

Benefits

• 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees
• Health insurance coverage begins first day of employment
• Health Savings Account
• Generous PTO policies to enable employees to recharge when needed
• An Employee Resource Program that provides mental health counseling services, legal guidance, financial resources, and other helpful consulting services
• 80% of the total medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for dependents
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave, 14 weeks for the birthing parent
• Access to a Dependent Care Account
• Access to a Health Flexible Spending Account
• Access to a Commuter Benefits Account
• Access to an Adoption Assistance Flexible Spending Account
• Stock options granted to all employees
• Stock equity education and tax advice service provided by Carta
• Company sponsored 401k
• Access to an annual budget for professional development
• License to complete Gallup’s Strengths Finder Assessment and ongoing resources
• 100% employer-sponsored coverage life insurance, and short and long-term disability policies

Preferred experience

• Excellent cross-functional communication skills with a track record of effectively sharing reliability concepts with diverse product teams
• Strong understanding of Reliability and Quality fundamentals and industry best practices
• Deep expertise in developing reliability test plans, accelerated life tests, and statistical data analysis packages (using JMP, Python, Minitab, or Reliasoft)
• Degree in Engineering or a related field with 7+ years of hands-on industry experience in product development and hardware reliability
• Proven ability to independently advance experiments from conception through execution and root cause analysis