Senior Staff Materials Engineer, Advanced Technology

About the Role

Form Energy is hiring a Senior Staff Materials Engineer to drive the slurry and dispersion development behind next-generation electrodes for our iron-air technology. This role reports into the manager of Discharge Cell R&D within the Advanced Technology Team. Relocation assistance is available.

Responsibilities

• Define the approach, characterization strategy, and success criteria for new formulation problems where no established method exists
• Design, formulate, and optimize aqueous slurries containing active materials and conductive carbon additives, balancing particle behavior with downstream processability and battery performance
• Diagnose and resolve dispersion formulation and stability challenges in chemically active or corrosive continuous phases, drawing on first-principles understanding of particle-to-particle and solvent-mediated interactions
li>Build and operate a comprehensive materials and slurry characterization toolkit
• Translate raw data into predictive models of particle behavior, stability, and performance
• Serve as the subject matter expert in particle and materials science for the R&D organization and represent the function in cross-functional and program-level design reviews

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 12+ years of work experience, Master's degree with 10+ years of work experience, or PhD with 6+ years of work experience in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, or a related field
• Deep knowledge of particle and materials science, including colloidal, interfacial, and particle-to-particle interactions
• Experience working with electrochemical systems or devices (battery-specific experience not required)
• Demonstrated experience developing slurries, dispersions, or particle-laden formulations for demanding applications, such as battery electrodes, fuel cell catalyst inks, ceramic or coating slurries, or comparable multiphase systems
• Proficiency developing and using electrochemical and materials characterization techniques (e.g., rheometry, zeta potential, impedance spectroscopy) to establish process-property and structure-property relationships that predict slurry and battery performance
• Intellectual curiosity and pragmatic problem-solving when tackling formulation challenges with no established playbook
• Experience setting technical direction and mentoring experienced technical staff
• Excellent communication and organizational skills

Benefits

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

Compensation Range: $170,246 - $212,813