What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Industrial Engineer position at Form Energy?
Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form!
In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.
Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven 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 is hiring a Senior Industrial Engineer to join our team at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV. In this role, you will own the factory’s physical layout and the standard work behind it. You will define how material, people, and equipment flow through the facility today and plan how that flow grows as we scale production. You will partner with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Facilities to establish time standards, eliminate waste, and plan for future capacity.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission! Relocation assistance is available.
What You'll Do
This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.
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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 America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.
If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact accommodations@formenergy.com. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.
Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.
In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia.
Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven 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 is hiring a Senior Industrial Engineer to join our team at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV. In this role, you will own the factory’s physical layout and the standard work behind it. You will define how material, people, and equipment flow through the facility today and plan how that flow grows as we scale production. You will partner with Manufacturing, Process Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Facilities to establish time standards, eliminate waste, and plan for future capacity.
This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission! Relocation assistance is available.
What You'll Do
- Layout Management: Own and maintain the Form Factory 1 floor layout, including equipment placement, material flow, workstation design, storage, and walkways. Manage layout change requests and keep layout drawings and documentation current.
- Time Studies & Labor Standards: Conduct time and motion studies, develop and maintain standard work and labor standards, and use them to support line balancing, takt time analysis, and headcount planning.
- Future Site Planning: Lead capacity and layout planning for factory expansion and new production lines. This includes space planning, equipment footprints, utilities and material-handling needs, and phased ramp scenarios.
- Capacity & Throughput Modeling: Build and maintain capacity models and, where useful, discrete-event simulations. Use them to identify bottlenecks, quantify constraints, and evaluate the impact of design and layout decisions before implementation.
- Process Improvement: Apply lean and continuous improvement methods (value stream mapping, 5S, kaizen, SMED, root cause analysis) to reduce waste, cycle time, and rework, and improve safety and ergonomics.
- Material Flow & Logistics: Design efficient material flow, line-side presentation, kitting, and inventory staging. Work with Supply Chain and Production Planning to reduce travel, handling, and WIP.
- Ergonomics & Safety: Evaluate workstations and tasks for ergonomic risk. Partner with EHS to design safe, efficient work areas that meet company and regulatory requirements.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead small projects and cross-functional working sessions, communicate trade-offs clearly, and mentor junior engineers and technicians in industrial engineering practices.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 5 years of industrial engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with hands-on experience in layout design, time studies, and process improvement.
- Layout & Facility Planning: Demonstrated experience developing and managing factory layouts, ideally using CAD tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Visio, Revit) and taking facility expansions from concept to implementation.
- Work Measurement: Proficiency in time and motion studies, standard work development, line balancing, and labor modeling.
- Lean & Continuous Improvement: Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma tools. Certification (Green Belt or higher) is a plus.
- Analytical Skills: Strong data analysis and modeling skills, with the ability to turn complex data into clear recommendations. Experience with Excel, SQL, Python, or simulation software (e.g., FlexSim, Simio) is a plus.
- Technical Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to work effectively with the production floor, engineers, and senior leaders.
This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance is available.
,
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 America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.
If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact accommodations@formenergy.com. Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.
Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.