Staff Electronics Engineer, Test Infrastructure

Role Description

Form Energy is hiring a Staff Electrical Engineer to join our Test Infrastructure team. In this role you will be responsible for the design and delivery of test equipment that enables the execution of critical tests across our iron-air battery systems and supporting hardware.

The scope of your work will range from simple electrical characterization setups to building out our physical system integration test bed—a benchtop, representative model of our complete control system featuring actual product electronics, sensors, and actuators. A key focus of this role will be supporting the design of test equipment for verification campaigns of our battery management system (BMS) hardware and firmware.

• Design and build custom electrical test equipment to automate bring-up and testing of our product’s control system hardware.
• Own the physical execution and maintenance of our control system integration test bed, ensuring all product electronics, sensors, and actuators are safely integrated, mapped, and representative of the field system.
• Contribute to the software and firmware development of test beds, including control, automation, and data acquisition functionality (Python).
• Architect and implement test equipment for BMS verification, including bench-level functional test setups, hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems for firmware and controls algorithm verification testing, reliability test beds, and compliance/certification test beds.
• Collaborate with product design team to diagnose product issues and implement fixes in hardware and software.
• Contribute to the software development of test beds, including control, automation, and data acquisition functionality.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience in electrical design and/or test equipment development (battery or energy systems experience is a plus).
• Proficiency with eCAD tools for PCB, control panel and harness designs.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience with sensors, power electronics, data acquisition, and control systems.
• Hands-on prototyping experience, including tooling (crimping, soldering, etc), troubleshooting with scopes/meters, and general PCBA rework.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance speed, rigor, and safety.
• Experience with developing software for testing or automation environments.
• Python or PLC languages (IEC 61131-3) preferred.
• Familiarity with BMS architecture, communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I2C, etc.), and firmware test methodologies preferred.
• Experience with electrical safety requirements and panel wiring standards (e.g., UL 508A is a plus).

Company Culture and Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.

Compensation Range

$147,959 - $194,218