Form Energy
Staff Electrical Engineer, PCB Design
$148K–$194K
Berkeley, CA +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Location
- Berkeley, CA
Weirton, WV - Experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree; OR 5+ years with a master's degree.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; OR Master's degree.
About the job
Leads the full lifecycle of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) design, validation, release, and support for Form Energy’s battery technology.
What you'll do
- Develop and release PCBAs, from requirements and component selection through schematics, layout, vendor DFM, bring-up, verification, and sustaining.
- Ensure designs meet safety, reliability, and compliance standards for high-power and hazardous systems; create design, analysis, test, and failure-investigation documentation.
- Collaborate with engineering, firmware, manufacturing, and test teams to design and test PCBAs and resolve electrical system issues.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 7+ years of relevant experience; OR Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Proficiency in PCBA design ECAD SW Altium or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience with sensors, power electronics, processing, networking, on-board communication, data acquisition, and control systems.
- Strong understanding of safety and compliance considerations in high-power and/or chemical environments.
Nice to have
- Battery or energy storage systems experience.
- Familiarity with PLM, product development, and requirement management tools, such as Arena or Team Center, JIRA, and JAMA.
Pay
$147,959 – $194,218 (USD base salary)
Tools
Altium, Ethernet, CAN-FD, isoSPI, SPI, UART, I2C, JTAG
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