Jobs · Management · California

Senior Engineering Technician, Tech Operations

Form Energy · Berkeley, CA · 1 mo ago
On-siteManagementFull-time

Skill Set

  • Strong experience fabricating complex wire harnesses, including wire preparation, crimping, soldering, splicing, shielding, labeling, routing, and connector assembly.
  • Strong knowledge of electrical connectors, terminals, crimp tooling, wire types, wire gauges, insulation materials, sleeving, and strain-relief methods.
  • Experience inspecting and testing harnesses using multimeters, continuity testers, insulation testers, and other common electrical test equipment.
  • Ability to read and work from electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, connector pinouts, cable drawings, BOMs, and evolving engineering documentation.
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to safe, organized, and high-quality electrical work.

Responsibilities

  • Fabricate complex wire harnesses for prototype products, test assets, battery systems, and electrical validation equipment.
  • Build harnesses from schematics, wiring diagrams, pinout tables, CAD models, and other engineering documentation that may still be changing.
  • Select and install the correct wire, terminals, connectors, seals, labels, sleeving, heat shrink, and protective coverings for each application.
  • Perform precision wire cutting, stripping, crimping, soldering, splicing, routing, bundling, shielding, and connector assembly.
  • Inspect and test completed harnesses using continuity checks, point-to-point verification, resistance measurements, and other electrical test methods.
  • Perform soldering and basic PCBA rework when supporting prototype builds and electrical troubleshooting.
  • Work directly with engineers to identify drawing errors, unclear requirements, assembly concerns, and opportunities to improve harness or electrical designs.

Requirements

5+ years of hands-on experience building electrical systems, wire harnesses, prototype hardware, test equipment, or industrial control systems.

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

Form Energy offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Competitive salaries
  • Stock options
  • 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

Pay

TBD

Schedule

TBD

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