Senior Materials Engineer

6 days ago


Somerville, Massachusetts, United States Form Energy, Inc. Full time
Transform the Energy Landscape with Form Energy

Form Energy, a pioneering American energy technology and manufacturing company, is seeking a seasoned Senior Materials Engineer to join its Cathode Engineering Team. As a key member of this team, you will drive improvements to durability and degradation of Form's Cathodes through materials analysis, characterization, and root cause analysis.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Prioritize safety while conducting durability and failure analysis testing and analysis of Form's Cathodes.
  • Design, execute, and interpret data (electrochemical and metrology) to inform Cathode cost down and performance improvement opportunities.
  • Lead coordination and strategy of cell teardowns to investigate failures and recommend corrective actions to design and process.
  • Develop new characterization methods for Cathodes after electrochemical cycling.
  • Own, perform, and thoroughly document Root Cause Analyses to identify opportunities for improvement and recommend corrective actions to prevent Cathode degradation and failure.
  • Collaborate closely with the Reliability team to build data-based predictions of component lifetimes.
  • Identify key failure modes and design experiments to understand failure mechanisms and mitigations for Cathodes in product intent conditions.
  • Pre/post-test materials characterization of electrodes in collaboration with internal material experts and external vendors.
  • Manage 1-2 team members with expertise and practical experience, mentor the team in failure analysis best practices.
Requirements:
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field with 10+ years of industry experience or PhD with 6+ years industry experience.
  • Expertise in materials metrology and characterization (e.g., SEM, XRD, microscopy, surface area analysis, profilometry, XRF, TGA).
  • Experience with failure prediction and investigation methods, such as RCA and FMEA.
  • Experience in analyzing data from multiple sources for complex systems.
  • Familiarity with design of experiment, statistics, and data analysis.
  • Solid communication skills within a group of peers and the broader organization, including remote team members.
  • Experience in fuel cells, electrolyzers, or secondary storage electrodes is a plus.
About Form Energy

Form Energy is a company that values humanity, excellence, and creativity. We offer competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while working here. Our compensation and benefits reflect our commitment to our employees' well-being and success.

We strive to form a team as diverse as the communities we will serve with our technology, and are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all employees. 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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