Form Energy
Staff Electrical Engineer - Control Panel
$148K–$194K
Berkeley, CA +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- Berkeley, CA
Weirton, WV - Experience
- 7+ years with a bachelor’s degree; OR 5+ 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
Design and validate industrial control panels for battery systems, from component selection and schematics through vendor-built assemblies and high-voltage testing.
What you'll do
- Develop panel schematics, layouts, and bills of materials; select components for high-voltage applications.
- Coordinate with panel fabrication vendors and oversee high-voltage testing and functional validation.
- Collaborate on enclosure integration and thermal management, and support panel-level DFMEA.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience; OR Master’s degree with 5+ 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.
- Knowledge of branch protection coordination, wire sizing, and power conversion device integration; experience managing third-party panel fabrication vendors.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with PLM (e.g. Arena or Team Center), product development SW (e.g. JIRA), and requirement management tools (e.g. JAMA).
Pay
$147,959 – $194,218 USD base salary
Tools
SW EPLAN, Solidworks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical, Arena, Team Center, JIRA, JAMA, NEC
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