Manufacturing Test Engineering

Hiring Team: System Electronics Development / Manufacturing Test Engineering. Location: Berkeley, CA (onsite from day 1). Duration: 6-month contract-to-hire. Start Date: ASAP.

About the Team

Owns the manufacturing test architecture for Form Energy’s electronics and battery systems. Defines test technologies, methodologies, coverage requirements, and validation standards. Supports ~15 manufacturing test stations across the production process. Collaborates closely with Electrical Engineering, Firmware, Quality, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and external partners. Works with external consultants and vendors to deploy test systems globally.

Mission / About the Role

Form Energy is seeking a hands-on FCT Test Development Engineer to develop, deploy, and support automated manufacturing test systems that validate electronic assemblies and system-level products. This role focuses on executing the Manufacturing Test Engineering team’s architecture by building Functional Circuit Test (FCT) and End-of-Line (EOL) solutions—ensuring product quality, reliability, and manufacturability during production scale-up. The ideal candidate thrives in a high-velocity, execution-oriented environment with deep expertise in LabVIEW, TestStand, embedded communication protocols, and production test automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Development: Create automated test applications (LabVIEW/TestStand), functional test sequences for PCBAs/systems, and integrate automated test fixtures & instrumentation.
• Architecture & Reviews: Review test specs and architecture docs; provide feedback to improve coverage, reliability, and robustness; collaborate on framework validation.
• Manufacturing Support: Support NPI builds, production ramp, troubleshooting, root cause analysis of failures, and optimization of test station uptime/diagnostics.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Electrical, Firmware, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain; coordinate with vendors/CMs for global deployment; participate in FAT/SAT.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of manufacturing test engineering experience (5+ preferred).
• Strong hands-on experience with LabVIEW and TestStand (core requirement).
• Experience developing and deploying automated manufacturing test systems.
• Experience with Functional Circuit Test (FCT) and/or End-of-Line (EOL) testing.
• Familiarity with embedded communication protocols: CAN/CAN-FD, SPI, I²C, IsoSPI, Modbus, Ethernet/IP, TCP/IP.
• Hands-on experience with test instrumentation: DAQs, power supplies, oscilloscopes, DMMs, electronic loads.
• Experience in manufacturing automation and production test environments.
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• NI VeriStand
• Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing
• Python scripting for test automation and data analysis
• Integration with MES platforms and production databases
• Familiarity with AOI, AXI, ICT, or Flying Probe inspection
• Experience with Minitab, MSA, or statistical process analysis
• LabVIEW CLD or CLA certification

Ideal Candidate Profile

Strong candidates typically come from companies with mature manufacturing test environments, such as: EV companies (e.g., Tesla, Rivian, Lucid) Medical device manufacturers. The ideal candidate has built and supported automated test stations for years, is highly proficient in LabVIEW/TestStand, understands embedded hardware communication protocols, and can independently own projects from concept through global deployment.

Skills: manufacturing, test systems, test engineering, architecture, test development, LabVIEW, form, testing, communication, automation.