Form Energy
Staff Manufacturing Engineer
Weirton, WV · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 10, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years in manufacturing engineering.
- Education
- Degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or electrical engineering.
About the job
Designs and commissions high-volume cathode assembly automation, leading engineers through production handoff.
What you'll do
- Own the design, sourcing, and commissioning of high-volume assembly equipment, including conveyance, joining, welding, vision, and inspection systems.
- Coordinate engineering work, manage project timelines and budgets, and define automation, electrical, and controls requirements.
- Collaborate with product design teams on design for manufacturability and maintain DFMEAs and risk management.
What they ask for
- 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience, including introducing novel equipment and automated systems into production.
- Strong mechanical design and 3D CAD skills, including high-volume automation cells with conveyance, robots, gantries, and custom EOATs.
- Working knowledge of controls and electrical engineering, and ability to translate requirements across disciplines.
- Degree in mechanical, manufacturing, or electrical engineering.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of vision systems; hands-on experience strongly preferred.
- Experience with mechanical and adhesive joining and welding methods.
Tools
3D CAD, DFMEAs, vision systems, multi-axis robots, gantries, EOATs
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