Equipment Engineer, Automation

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.

Job Description

We're hiring a Staff Equipment Engineer within our growing Operations Engineering team to own the reliability and continuous improvement of automated equipment supporting iron-air battery production. This role spans both equipment and automation engineering — as the primary technical lead for sustaining complex robotic cells, automated hardware, and the PLC/MES systems that run them, you'll troubleshoot failures, drive root-cause fixes, and build the standards that keep our lines running at high uptime and quality as we scale.

What You’ll Do

• Own the reliability, uptime, and continuous improvement of automated manufacturing equipment for modular products.

• Define and implement OEE and equipment performance metrics to identify loss drivers and prioritize sustaining work.

• Write, modify, and troubleshoot Siemens PLC logic (TIA Portal, S7-1500) and maintain controls architecture across robotic cells, including resistance welding, laser welding, and other automated process equipment.

• Troubleshoot equipment-to-MES data flows and integrations, ensuring accurate production and quality data capture.

• Lead root-cause analysis of assembly, quality, and equipment failures, converting findings into durable fixes and standard work.

• Stabilize production across shifts, reducing variation and unplanned downtime.

• Feed field and production issues back to product design and process engineering, providing DFM/DFA input that reduces equipment failures and downtime.

• Mentor and guide multidisciplinary engineering teams, building a culture of technical excellence in equipment troubleshooting and pragmatic problem-solving.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Controls, or related discipline, and 7+ years of relevant experience.

• Deep technical understanding of automated equipment for complex systems, with a track record of sustaining — not just installing — that equipment in live production.

• Hands-on PLC programming experience with Siemens platforms (S7-1500/S7-1200, TIA Portal), including writing and modifying logic from scratch, plus HMI/SCADA integration.

• Demonstrated expertise…