Form Energy
Sr. Test Engineer, Mechanical Systems
Weirton, WV · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Own on-site mechanical testing, root-cause analysis, and telemetry reporting for integrated battery test assets and mechanical subsystems at Form Factory 1.
What you'll do
- Translate requirements and DFMEAs into executable test plans and lead physical testing, including structural, vibration, seismic, pressure, and fluidic campaigns.
- Deploy and calibrate test rigs and instrumentation; triage mechanical or fluidic anomalies and identify root causes.
- Validate mechanical telemetry and prepare actionable test reports while enforcing laboratory safety standards.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical test engineering, structural/vibration testing, fluidic system validation, or physical laboratory testing.
- Experience deriving mechanical and fluidic test plans from requirements, CAD/FEA/CFD design intent, and DFMEAs.
- Technical background in fluid mechanics and mechanical instrumentation; proficiency with data acquisition and analysis tools (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar suites).
Nice to have
- Experience in battery systems, EV, aerospace, grid-scale storage, or heavy industrial sectors.
- Familiarity with vibration/shock testing standards (e.g., ISTA, ASTM, MIL-STD), Atlassian toolsets, and requirements management platforms (e.g., Jama).
Tools
Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, JIRA, Confluence, Jama, ISTA, ASTM
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