Staff Industrial EngineerFactory Engineering, Design & Construction * Pittsburgh, PA, Weirton, WV * Full time

Are you ready to build America's clean energy future with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is an American energy technology and manufacturing company. We are pioneering a new class of iron-air batteries to enable our electric grid to run on renewable, reliable, and affordable energy, every day of the year.

Form Energy has been recognized by TIME as "One of the Best Inventions of 2023" for its battery technology and by MIT Technology Review as a "Top Climate Tech Company to Watch". We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and are growing just as rapidly to meet demand. Our team has more than doubled in size in the past year, and continues to expand every day. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States. Pilot production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and later this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it's a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And right now might be the most exciting moment in the company's history to join. We are assembling a team of some of the most talented and motivated individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better.

Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you've come to the right place.

Role Description:

Form Energy has an exciting opportunity for a Staff Industrial Engineer to join our talented and growing factory design & build team within the operations group at our first-of-its-kind high-volume advanced battery manufacturing facility in our Weirton, WV location.

The Staff Industrial Engineer will have a blank canvas and own a big chunk of our first factory design layout, including manufacturing, material, and people flow. This will encompass analytics and modeling with simulations, time studies, and capacity planning (PFEP).

If this sounds like the perfect position for you, apply now! This is an exciting opportunity to start from a blank canvas, use first-principles fundamentals to design Form Factory 1, and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!

This role is based at in Weirton, WV, a short drive outside Pittsburgh, PA. Relocation assistance is available.

What You'll Do:

• Own the factory Plan of Record layout, including manufacturing, material, and people flow

• Own the analytics and modeling to develop flow paths and aisle sizing for products, raw materials, and work-in-progress

• Allocate and optimize space for production lines and other supporting functions to maximize operational and people needs

• Orchestrate the stakeholders for space utilization through data-driven analysis

• Develop material flow and layout metrics to drive factory efficiency with the cross-functional teams (manufacturing, operations...); optimize flow, inline and interline buffers/storage

• Measure, establish, and optimize capacity specs/targets (OEE and cycle times)

• Densify the factory, eliminating non-value-add movement or processes

• Distill many inputs into a few: delivering world-class decision support for senior leaders and executives

What You'll Bring:

• 6 - 10 years plus of industry, Industrial & Factory planning experience and a bachelor's in engineering or a related field

• Well-demonstrated experience in industrial engineering analytics design in a manufacturing facility, warehousing, or similar environment

• Significant experience with Revit and/or AutoCAD, PDF drafting software (Bluebeam or similar)

• Proven experience in material flow, capacity analysis, and related software

• Knowledge of OEE, capacity planning, cycle time analysis, and line balancing

• Experience doing the detailed analysis necessary to make data-driven decisions on warehouse or production line design

• Track record of excellence in current and prior roles, demonstrable with metrics or KPIs

• Well-developed communication and collaboration skills with the ability to easily distill detailed information

• Demonstrated ability to manage concurrent and competing tasks, deadlines, and priorities with tight deadlines

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Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy's culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. 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.

To build a clean and equitable energy future, we need everyone at the table. We strive to form a team as diverse as the communities we will serve with our technology, and are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.