Senior Program Manager, Electrodes at Formenergy in Somerville, MA

Job description

Are you ready to build America’s energy future? Form Energy is an American manufacturing and energy technology company. We’re revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable, even during extended periods of stress. By strengthening the electric system and reimagining what’s possible, we’re giving clean energy a whole new form! In recent years, Form Energy has earned a number of accolades, including being named by TIME as a “Best Invention”, MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company To Watch”, and Fast Company as “One of the Next Big Things In Tech”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and our team is growing just as rapidly to meet demand. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States and production of our iron-air batteries is underway at our first high-volume manufacturing facility in West Virginia. Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And now - right as we significantly scale up battery manufacturing - might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of highly talented and driven individuals across the country. Driven by our core values of humanity, excellence, and creativity, our team is determined to deliver on our mission and transform the energy landscape for the better. Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place. Role Description The Electrode Engineering teams within the Core Technology group at Form Energy are multidisciplinary and focused on delivering qualified battery anode and cathode designs that meet operational performance targets, at cost and with high reliability, from controlled processes on high-volume manufacturing lines for Form Energy's utility-scale multi-day energy storage system. Electrode Engineering is hiring a Senior Program Manager, to lead program management efforts for the development of our Iron-Air battery products. As part of our Core Technology Team, you will contribute to bringing our anode and cathode designs into production, through supporting the activities of our mechanical engineering, materials engineering, and battery engineering teams. As a coordinator and communicator, you will drive tracking and reporting of top risks. You will also take tactical ownership of our product design and execution schedule, through prototyping and engineering validation phases – tracking milestones from design release through supplier fabrication and landing at our factory. This will involve close communication with our factory production and operations teams, supply chain, and various design engineers, as well as coordination with other program managers across the company. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission! If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply now! What you'll do: • Drive electrode programs from the prototyping phase into mass production, while managing and communicating schedules across multiple teams to ensure efficient alignment, coordination, and execution • Maintain design release schedules from design reviews through to landing materials, for externally sourced components • Coordinate with supply chain partners on procurement of tools, critical active materials, and components • Organize and provide routine updates on top technical and program risks and issues, communicating key programmatic information inward to the Electrode Engineering organization, and outward to the broader engineering organization. • Improve our program management systems and structures based on best-practices and your personal experience, to effectively integrate with and support Form Energy’s world-class technical team • Proactiv