Mechanical Engineer; Air Delivery System

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field;
  Bachelor's with 8+ years of industry experience in mechanical design of equipment, liquid or gas handling systems
• Understanding of first-principles fluids modeling and experience optimizing designs for manufacturing and cost-down
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment or with contract manufacturing vendors
• Demonstrated experience optimizing mechanical design, fluid flow networks, and interdisciplinary interfaces of fluid systems
• Sense of urgency and self-driven to hit difficult schedule targets
• Direct experience in product development within an early-stage environment ramping into production

• The Mechanical Engineering team at Form is focused on designing the battery cell, module, and full pack system that forms the foundation of our innovative utility-scale multi-day energy storage system
• We strive to deliver designs that are optimized for performance, quality, reliability, and cost for high-volume manufacturing at Form Factory
• We're hiring a hands‑on Staff Mechanical Design Engineer to own the design of subsystems within our air delivery and management system
• This is a critical safety system in Form’s iron‑air battery technology and it is vital to the system’s successful operation
• In this role, you will play a key part in the product architecture and detailed design stages, first‑of‑a‑kind build activities, system verification, and design for cost
• You can expect to build and verify analytical models of the system, lead prototyping efforts, and work closely with compliance engineers to achieve system safety certification
• Architect, design, prototype, and test the air delivery system to meet critical performance requirements
• Build and maintain air delivery flow system models that inform design architecture decisions
• Fabricate and test first‑of‑a‑kind prototypes to validate system design choices
• Consider ways to design the product for high-volume manufacturing and reduce product cost
• Lead critical vendor engagements and collaborate with manufacturing engineers to transition system designs from prototype to high-volume production
• Collaborate with the Electrical and Controls teams to optimize actuator and sensor integration
• Mentor junior engineers and level up our mechanical engineering best practices
• Champion safety, especially in the development of new laboratory processes