Staff Materials Engineer, Anode Design
$147,959–$184,966 year
On-siteSomerville, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Prioritize safety while executing electrochemical testing and battery operations from design through post-test investigation. Create materials specifications for iron electrode components grounded in property-to-performance linkages and define inspection methods. Design, execute, and interpret anode tests in lab and field-deployed batteries to identify performance gaps between R&D and product scale. Own Root Cause Analyses and FMEAs to drive corrective actions and characterize electrode materials pre- and post-test with internal experts and vendors. Lead cross-functional teams to develop new anode materials and processes, mentoring team members with practical experience. This role reports to the Manager of Anode Design and Performance within the Battery Module Engineering team.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience spanning materials engineering and electrochemical/battery systems
- Demonstrated ability to build property-to-performance relationships for functional or battery materials through experimental design and statistical analysis
- Hands-on practical experience with both materials processing (e.g., powder materials processing or powder metallurgy) and electrochemical device testing and data interpretation, particularly in deployed or market-ready products
- Expertise with failure prediction and investigation methods such as Root Cause Analysis and FMEA, and with statistical experimental design and software such as JMP or Minitab
- Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organization and collaborate across teams in multiple locations
- Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy, or a related field
- Able to travel up to 25% to other Form Energy sites and suppliers
Desired Qualifications
- PhD
- functional or metallurgical materials development
- hands-on testing and evaluation of electrochemical devices (aqueous and/or iron-based systems)
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