Industrial Engineer jobs in West Virginia

Are you ready to build America’s clean energy future with the team that will deliver? Form Energy is an American energy technology and manufacturing company. We are pioneering a new class of iron-air batteries to enable our electric grid to run on renewable, reliable, and affordable energy, every day of the year.

Form Energy has been recognized by TIME as “One of the Best Inventions of 2023” for its battery technology and by MIT Technology Review as a “Top Climate Tech Company to Watch”. We are making rapid progress on our mission of delivering energy storage for a better world, and are growing just as rapidly to meet demand. Our team has more than doubled in size in the past year, and continues to expand every day. We have signed contracts with leading electric utilities across the United States. Pilot production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and later this year, production will take off to high volumes at our new factory in West Virginia.

Working for Form Energy is more than just a job, it’s a chance to be part of something extraordinary. And right now might be the most exciting moment in the company’s history to join. We are assembling a team of some of the most talented and motivated 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

We are looking for a highly driven Industrial Engineer to design and own the layout for our first-in-kind battery factory and beyond. This is an exciting opportunity to start from a blank slate and use first principles fundamentals to design Form Factory 1 as a fully integrated product with the ambition to enable the most advanced high-volume battery manufacturing in the world. In this role, you will work with diverse cross-functional teams to integrate all aspects related to the factory layout and material and people flow analytics.

This role will be located at Form Factory 1 in Weirton, WV, which is just a short drive outside of Pittsburgh, PA. Relocation assistance is available.

What You'll Do:

• Own the factory Plan of Record layout including manufacturing, material and people flow

• Own the analytics and modeling to develop flow paths and aisle sizing for products, raw materials, and work in progress

• Allocate, optimize space for production lines and other supporting functions to maximize operational and people needs

• Orchestrate the stakeholders for space utilization through data-driven analysis

• Develop material flow and layout metrics to drive factory efficiency with the cross-functional teams (manufacturing, operations…); optimize flow, inline and interline buffers/storage

• Measure, establish and optimize capacity specs/targets (OEE and cycle times)

• Densify the factory, eliminating non-value-add movement or processes

• Distill many inputs into few: delivering world-class decision support for senior leaders and executives

What You'll Bring:

• 3 years of Industrial & Factory planning experience

• Experience in layout design in manufacturing and warehousing

• Experience with Revit and/or AutoCAD, PDF drafting software (Bluebeam or similar)

• Experience in material flow, capacity analysis and related software

• Knowledge in OEE, capacity planning, cycle time analysis and line balancing

• Experience doing the detailed analysis necessary to make data-driven decisions on warehouse or production line design

• Track record of excellence in current and prior roles, demonstrable with metrics or KPIs

• Excellent communication skills: written, verbal, presentation, summarization, etc.

• Able to work under pressure while managing competing demands and tight deadlines

• BS/MS in engineering or equivalent

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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 working 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 a clean and equitable energy future, we need everyone at the table. We strive to form a team as diverse as the communities we will serve with our technology, and are committed to maintaining an inclusive environment for all employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply to our open jobs.