Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer
On-siteWeirton, West Virginia, United States
Job Summary
Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer at Form Energy to develop and deploy manufacturing test equipment, software, and data systems supporting the production of iron-air battery technology. Collaborates with Product Development, R&D, Manufacturing, Quality, MES, and Operations to create robust test solutions for new products, process changes, and factory expansions. Responsible for designing scalable test software and GUIs, deploying test hardware and fixtures, integrating with MES and factory-automation platforms, ensuring safe high-voltage test environments, leading root-cause investigations, creating technical documentation, and mentoring others. Requires hands-on factory-floor work, plus strong programming and instrumentation skills; relocation assistance is available.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience developing automated test systems in manufacturing, product development, or industrial environments
- Experience with at least one programming language such as LabVIEW, Python, C#, C++, Go, or similar
- Experience establishing test architectures, software frameworks, processes, and standards that enable long-term growth and operational scalability
- Experience integrating instrumentation, data acquisition hardware, and automated test equipment
- Experience with industrial and embedded communication protocols such as CAN, Modbus, Ethernet-based protocols, UART, SPI, I2C, Protobuf, or similar
- Familiarity with electrical test methodologies and troubleshooting techniques
- Demonstrated ownership of complete test systems from concept through deployment
- Experience leading technical projects and mentoring junior engineers
- Experience integrating manufacturing test systems with MES, databases, or enterprise software systems
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience developing and scaling manufacturing test systems from prototype, pilot, or low-volume production environments into high-volume manufacturing
- Experience supporting new factory launches, production ramp activities, or capacity expansion initiatives
- Experience working with embedded systems, microcontrollers, embedded Linux platforms, or battery management systems
- Familiarity with firmware validation, hardware-software integration, and communication protocol troubleshooting
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