Principal Engineering Technician, Tech Operations

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Principal Engineering Technician to serve as the operational lead Tech Operations team. This role is designed for a veteran technician who can drive quality, process and execution excellence into a team of technicians supporting the prototyping and build efforts for our Product Engineering organization.

What You'll Do

• Lead the assembly of control cabinets (UL 508A), ensuring precision wiring of PLCs, safety interlocks, and communication gateways.
• Execute and oversee the fabrication of high-power DC busbars and AC interconnects, maintaining strict standards for torque, insulation, and clearance.
• Architect and build complex, high-reliability harnesses for test assets and prototype product builds; perform precision PCBA rework and micro-soldering for prototype hardware.
• Define and enforce lab-wide standards for wire routing, labeling, and crimping quality, ensuring all prototypes are "field-ready" in their build quality.
• Install and calibrate sensors (thermocouples, strain gauges, pressure transducers) across test assets to ensure high-fidelity data collection.
• Manage the commissioning of new equipment, including verifying basic functionality, safety compliance, and initial system bring-up.
• Jump into the shop to modify enclosures, fabricate custom mounting brackets, or create specialized test fixtures using manual mills, lathes, and welding equipment.
• Train junior technicians and engineers in the "art of the build," from proper crimping techniques to reading complex P&IDs and schematics.

What You'll Bring

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in a startup environment, leading teams and processes.
• Mastery of industrial electrical assembly, including 480VAC/1000VDC+ systems, PLC integration, and signal-level communication (CAN, Modbus).
• Highly proficient in mechanical fabrication, including metalwork, thermal system plumbing, and the use of machine shop equipment.
• Familiarity with IPC-A-610/WHMA-A-620; NFPA 70E training is a significant plus.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex electrical/mechanical integration issues on the fly without losing momentum.

Qualifications

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.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Stock options
• Holistic benefits package
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees
• 80% coverage of healthcare premiums for dependents
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies

About the Role

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!

Requirements

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.