Drimva

Form Energy

Senior Electrical Engineer - Control Panel

$129K–$169K

Berkeley, CA +1 · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026

Location
Berkeley, CA
Weirton, WV
Experience
5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3+ years with a Master’s degree.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field; or Master’s degree.

About the job

Designs and validates industrial control panels for battery systems, overseeing the process from component selection and schematics through vendor-built assemblies and high-voltage testing.

What you'll do

  • Develop control-panel schematics, layouts, and bills of materials, and select components for high-voltage applications.
  • Coordinate with panel vendors and oversee high-voltage testing, including hipot, insulation-resistance, and functional validation.
  • Collaborate on enclosure integration and thermal management, and support panel-level DFMEA activities.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
  • Panel-design experience using ECAD tools such as SW EPLAN, Solidworks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, or equivalent.
  • Hands-on high-voltage testing experience and knowledge of associated safety protocols.
  • Working knowledge of branch protection coordination, wire sizing, power-conversion integration, and managing third-party panel fabrication vendors.

Pay

$128,662 – $168,844 USD base salary

Tools

SW EPLAN, Solidworks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, Arena, Team Center, JIRA, JAMA, NEC

Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative

First seen Oct 27, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)