Form Energy
Staff Hardware Test Engineer, Fluid Systems
$148K–$185K
Berkeley, CA · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7–10 years of deep technical experience; advanced degrees may substitute for work experience. Several years of hands-on experience with air and liquid handling/circulation systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; advanced degrees may substitute work experience.
About the job
Leads hardware test strategy and execution for energy storage products, ensuring system reliability, safety, and performance.
What you'll do
- Lead end-to-end hardware test campaigns, from planning through final validation, and analyze results against models and simulations.
- Design test fixtures, infrastructure, automation, sensor, and data acquisition strategies, including electromechanical and high-voltage systems.
- Coordinate cross-functional validation, delegate troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, and report findings and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; advanced degrees may substitute for work experience.
- 7–10 years of deep technical experience in Test Engineering and data analysis, with a track record leading complex hardware verification programs.
- Several years of hands-on experience with air and liquid handling/circulation systems.
- Experience defining test campaigns and data acquisition strategies, and establishing test reporting and data integrity standards.
Nice to have
- Test engineering background focused on thermal and thermomechanical systems.
Pay
$147,959 – $184,966 USD base salary
Tools
electromechanical test systems, high-voltage architectures, sensor and data acquisition
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