{"id":164248,"url":"https://alion.io/job/form-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer","title":"Senior Electronics Test Engineer","company":{"id":58579,"name":"Form Energy","domain":"formenergy.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/form-energy","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":85,"open_postings":23,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.391,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":70,"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Hardware","role_family":"Hardware","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Berkeley, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":128662,"max":160807,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":160807},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":true,"technologies":[{"name":"Linux","optional":false},{"name":"Pytest","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-14T16:54:55Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-02","last_verified_at":"2026-10-20T13:52:47Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":98,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":98},"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!\nIn 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.\nWorking 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.\nFeeling energized to make a meaningful impact on the world? Then keep reading - you’ve come to the right place.\nRole Description\nForm Energy is hiring a Senior Electronics Test Engineer for the AMU (Auxiliary Management Unit) to join our BMS Test team. In this role, you will be responsible for executing design verification and validation testing at the component, board, and system level for our AMU hardware.\nPhysically, the AMU PCBA sits inside the AMU Panel assembly along with the HIgh Voltage DC Shunt board which is responsible for measuring efficiency of our system, UPS, and PSUs. It acts as a critical zone controller responsible for communication, network security, high-voltage/high-current sensing, power distribution, actuation, safety/fault management, and UPS management.\nYou will ensure that AMU electronics meet stringent functional, reliability, safety, and compliance requirements through structured test campaigns. You’ll collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, and systems engineers to validate designs that are central to the safe and reliable operation of our multi-megawatt battery systems.This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the scaling of our battery technology and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!\nRelocation assistance is available. \nWhat you'll do:\nTest Strategy & DVP: Develop comprehensive test plans, DVP&Rs, and verification protocols for the AMU PCBA and its integrated panel assembly components.\n\nCommunication Protocol Verification: Validate safety-critical and non-safety communication interfaces including CAN-FD (to ZMUs), Ethernet (to ZMUs and upstream QMU), and dedicated RS485 (for UPS management).\n\nSensing Subsystem Validation: Design and execute test setups to verify precision sensing capabilities: Pack HV voltage (-1 to 1600V via HVDC Shunt resistor divider), Pack HV current (-500A to 500A via shunt R4), 48V PSU/UPS monitoring (0-60V), 48V total current draw (0-40A), and auxiliary temperatures.\n\nActuation & Power Distribution: Verify HV contactor control (pack connect/disconnect), heater SSR control, and power routing from dual 48V PSUs and the 48V UPS down to the ZMUs.\n\nSafety & Fault Management: Rigorously test Hardware Over-Current Protection, fault loop logic, and Functional Safety (FuSa) testing.\n\nData Analysis & Root-Cause: Analyze test data, generate detailed reports, and collaborate with design engineers to root-cause board or firmware anomalies found during testing.\n\nTest Automation: Contribute to test automation frameworks (utilizing Pytest) to optimize repeatability and scale verification throughput.\n\nWhat you'll bring:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.\n\n4+ years of experience in PCBA hardware testing. Must have robust board-level and system-level validation experience.\n\n2+ years of experience in firmware verification, utilizing Pytest or similar unit testing frameworks. Comfort with debugging tools, Linux environments, and Test-Driven Development (TDD)\n\nHands-on experience with test instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, data acquisition systems, environmental chambers).\n\nHands-on experience with high-voltage/high-current test instrumentation (power supplies, electronic loads)\n\nDemonstrated ability to manage test plans, execute verification activities, and communicate findings effectively.\n\nDomain Knowledge: Understanding of communication protocols (CAN-FD, Ethernet, RS485), power distribution topologies, and functional safety frameworks.\n\n#LI-Onsite\nHumanity 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 working here. \nWhen 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. \nTo 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.\nIf you may require reasonable accommodations to participate in our interview process, please contact . Requests for accommodations will be treated with discretion.\nForm Energy is committed to maintaining the privacy of our applicants. Please be aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.","description_format":"text","description_chars":6358,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":4,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Generous vacation","Relocation assistance","Stock options"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Energy Storage"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-07-14T16:54:55Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"US","licensed_sponsor":true,"evidence":"H-1B filings in 12 months: 17 · green card filings: 2","filings_12m":17,"filings_prev_12m":35,"green_card_filings_12m":2,"median_offered_wage_usd":142500,"route":null,"cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-10-15T11:24:14+00:00","sources":["US Department of Labor: LCA disclosure data (H-1B, H-1B1, E-3)","US Department of Labor: PERM disclosure data (green cards)"],"filings_for_role_12m":3}],"liveness":{"score":32,"band":"fade","label":"Fading","p_open":1,"p_active":0.722,"p_room":0.44,"age_days":97,"expected_fill_days":70,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:tail","crowd:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-10-20T05:45:00Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":160807,"is_top_pay":false},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/form-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/form-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-20T17:26:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":19964,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-21T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":58579},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=58579"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fform-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fform-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fform-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/form-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fform-energy-senior-electronics-test-engineer"}]}