Senior Mechanical Engineer

Who you are

• You're eager to dive deep into technical challenges, can work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities, and are willing to roll up your sleeves, do hands-on prototyping, and work collaboratively and cross-functionally with test, SIE, manufacturing, supply chain, and other teams
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related field) with 5+ years of industry experience engineering, designing and releasing systems and sub-systems through product lifecycle
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and 2D drafting ( any CAD software, preferably Solidworks or CATIA)
• Understanding of GD&T
• Experience designing and optimizing systems for form, fit and function
• Strong fundamentals in first-principles engineering and design rigor. Ability to balance performance, manufacturability, and cost
• Experience designing plastic components across a range of resins and manufacturing processes
• Experience with DFMEA and DVPs
• Excellent communication skills with strong organizational and cross-functional collaboration capabilities
• Experience taking products from early-stage development through production

What the job involves

• Form Energy is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our Hardware Engineering team in Berkeley, CA. This position is part of a growing team. It will ideally suit a mechanical design engineer with experience in 3D modeling, 2D drafting, structural analysis, cost and mass-down efforts, disciplined engineering rigor, and taking a design into high-volume production
• Design, prototype, and own the release of components to meet performance and functional requirements, with a focus on manufacturability, weight, performance and cost
• Drive design release process (CAD/BOM, change management, documentation) and lead DFMEA development, risk identification, and risk mitigations
• Manage supplier communications and partner with manufacturing engineering to transition designs from prototype to high-volume production
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and develop interface requirements and integrated solutions
• Own validation and compliance testing, ensuring component performance, reliability, and readiness for release
• Support line bring-up activities, including hands-on fabrication and testing of first-of-a-kind prototypes to validate design decisions

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