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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 and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility 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 looking for a hands-on Associate Manager of Quality Engineering to lead a product quality engineering team on our factory floor. Reporting to the Quality Engineering Manager, you will operate with high autonomy to manage the day-to-day quality engineering activities across manufacturing lines — driving timely resolution of line issues, coaching a team of Quality Engineers, and ensuring our processes consistently meet specification. You will own the risk profile for your production lines, knowing where quality risk is concentrated and making fast, well-informed calls on how to manage it. You will work closely with Manufacturing Engineering, Production, and the broader Quality organization to keep the lines running at the quality level our products demand, while building the discipline and rigor of the team you lead. This is a role for someone who thrives in the detail of daily floor operations as much as in developing the people and processes that sustain quality at scale.

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Lead and coach a team of Quality Engineers, setting daily priorities, developing their technical skills, and holding the team accountable to a high quality bar
• Own the day-to-day execution of quality engineering activities across production lines, ensuring issues are triaged, escalated, and resolved quickly
• Develop, maintain and continuously improve PFMEAs and Control Plans for your lines, keeping them aligned with current process risk and performance data
• Lead execution of and training on mission-critical quality systems: Material Review Board (MRB), Process Change Requests (PCR), Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Inspection Standards, Control Plans, SPC/Control Charts, Traceability, etc.
• Manage the risk profile of production lines using quality metrics to identify where risk is concentrated, and drive continuous improvement in how that risk is mitigated over time
• Own the creation and daily operation of Form Energy’s Quality Management Systems, ensuring regulatory compliance for safe development, production, and deployment of Form’s battery systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on continuous improvement activities, cost down initiatives, etc.
• Facilitate, promote and train in the use of highly effective best practices

What you'll bring:

• 3-5 years of experience in quality engineering or manufacturing, including experience leading or managing a technical team
• Hands-on experience executing quality systems such as MRB, PCR, PPAP, Inspection Standards, Control Plans, SPC/Control Charts, and Traceability
• Highly technical, with a strong foundation for logic that allows for a steep learning curve and the ability to adapt to new technologies.
• Experience/expertise of various quality system methodologies including 8D (problem solving), SPC (data analytics), DOE (Design of Experiments), GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing), RCA (root cause analysis), proper auditing techniques, design reviews, etc.
• Excellent leadership, project management, communication, and organizational skills.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering

Where you'll work:

This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.

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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.

If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact accommodations@formenergy.com. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.

Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.