Staff Electrical Engineer – Form Energy (PCBA Design)
Overview
Form Energy is looking for a Staff Electrical Engineer to lead the full lifecycle design of PCBAs (Printed Circuit Board Assemblies) that support their battery management and energy storage systems. This is a hands-on hardware design role focused on taking products from concept through design, validation, manufacturing, and long-term support.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end PCBA development, including:
- Requirements definition
- Component selection
- Schematic capture
- PCB layout oversight
- Design release and manufacturing support
- Board bring-up and verification
- Sustaining engineering
- Design PCBAs for high-power, high-voltage, and safety-critical applications.
- Develop:
- DFMEA/CFMEA
- Electrical block diagrams
- Simulations and analyses
- Test plans
- 8D root cause investigations
- Work closely with:
- Systems Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers
- Firmware/Software Engineers
- Test & Validation Teams
- Troubleshoot and improve released hardware designs.
- Create technical documentation including architecture,
test results, root-cause analyses, and design decisions.
Required Technical Background
Hardware Design
- Strong PCBA design experience using Altium (or similar ECAD software).
- Experience taking boards through the complete development cycle.
Power Electronics
Experience with:
- High-voltage and high-power designs
- AC/DC power systems
- SMPS power supplies
- LDOs
- Gate drivers and motor drivers
Embedded Hardware
Knowledge of:
- MCUs, MPUs, SOMs
- Sensors
- Data acquisition systems (ADC, DAC, I/O)
Preferred Experience
- Battery Management Systems (BMS)
- Energy Storage Systems
- EV chargers
- Industrial power electronics
- High-voltage electrical systems