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Design Manager, Battery Factory

Form Energy Greater Pittsburgh Region
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Lead the design and execution of Form Energy's first-of-its-kind battery factory, bridging engineering, manufacturing, construction, and operations. Manage change requests, requirements, schedules, and design reviews while ensuring project timelines stay on track. Requires 5+ years of manufacturing project experience, advanced project management skills, and strong organizational leadership.

Key Highlights
Lead design of 550,000-square-foot battery manufacturing facility
Bridge factory engineering, production, construction, and operations teams
Manage change requests, requirements, schedules, and design reviews
5+ years manufacturing project experience required
Key Responsibilities
Be the bridge between factory engineering/production and facility design team
Manage change request process from inputs phase through design acceptance
Vet and organize all project requirements and documentation
Facilitate communication between all team members
Create and manage design schedule for each project
Track status and open items for each project
Unblock issues slowing down the project to stay on schedule
Hold team members accountable for completing required tasks
Organize design review meetings: set agenda, take notes, assign action items, verify completion
Manage contract for design consultants: write RFPs, hold touch base meetings, approve invoices, track performance
File design drawings, specs, reports in Procore
Collaborate with procurement and project manager for execution
Technical Skills Required
Project Management Factory Design Manufacturing Material Flow
Benefits & Perks
Relocation assistance
100% medical/dental/vision coverage for full-time employees
12 weeks paid parental leave (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
Generous vacation policy

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 bette

r.
Feeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right pla

ce.
Role Descrip

tion
We are seeking an exceptional Design Manager to lead the design and execution of our first-of-its-kind battery factory. Working closely with senior leadership, you will connect the dots between engineering, manufacturing, construction, and operations to keep our highest-priority timelines on track. This is a true blank-slate opportunity. By applying first-principles thinking, you will help us treat Form Factory as a fully integrated product, ultimately enabling the most advanced high-volume battery manufacturing facility in the w

orld.
Relocation assistance is avail

able.
What Yo

  • u'll Do
    Be the bridge between factory engineering / production and the facility desi
  • gn team.Manage the change request process from the inputs phase through design acc
  • eptance.Vet and organize all of the project requirements and docume
  • ntation.Facilitate communication between all team
  • members.Create and manage the design schedule for each
  • project.Track the status and open items for each project. Unblock issues slowing down the project to stay on s
  • chedule.Hold all team members accountable for completing their require
  • d tasks.Organize design review meetings: set the agenda, take notes, assign action items, and verify completion of th
  • e tasks.Manage the contract for design consultants: write RFPs for design service, hold touch base meetings, approve invoices, track performan
  • ce, ect.File design related drawings, specs, reports, and similar information in
  • Procore.Collaborate with procurement and the project manager for execution to determine

the most
What You

  • 'll Bring
    5+ years of engineering experience on manufacturing and industrial projects from concept to
  • delivery.Expertise in factory design, manufacturing, material flow and con
  • struction.Advanced project management skills and demonstrated application of project and program management fundamentals to complex engineering
  • problems.Excellent communication and documentation skills with the ability to understand complex problems and distill the message into a c
  • lear plan.Outstanding organizational, communication, leadership, interpersonal and decision-making
  • abilities.Experience managing conflicting objectives and compressed timelines within complex industrial project
  • execution.Exceptional drive, sense of ownership and resour
  • cefulness.Positive mindset and a passion for manufacturing infra
  • structure.Thrives under pressure and in ambiguous env

ironments.
Where

You'll Work
This role is based at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV—an easy commute from the city of Pittsburgh, PA. This 550,000-square-foot facility is our hub for high-volume battery production and a leader in the new era of American energy manufacturing. Relocation assistance i

s available.
Humanity is a cornerstone of Form Energy’s culture, and we make sure our compensation and benefits reflect that. Form Energy offers competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package to ensure all employees have what they need to thrive while w

orking here.
When it comes to you and your family’s health, we cover 100% of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees - and 80% of healthcare premiums for dependents. This starts from day one. We also offer at least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents), and generous vacation policies to give employees time to recharge

when needed.
To build America’s energy future, we need everyone at the table. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to

our open jobs.
If you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact [email protected]. Requests for accommodations will be treated

with discretion.
Form Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aw
are that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting o

r hiring process.

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