Director – Supplier Industrialization Engineering

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

Form Energy is hiring a Director of Supplier Industrialization Engineering and Quality to build and lead the team responsible for the technical relationship with our supplier base, from first sketch through high-volume production, and for the quality systems that ensure everything that arrives at our factories meets spec. This role reports into our VP, Global Supply Chain and brings together two functions that have to move as one: the engineers who industrialize our components and equipment, and the quality systems and team that hold our suppliers accountable once they are producing.

Form's 85% domestically sourced supply chain was built for a battery chemistry with no existing supplier base, which means the industrialization playbook and the quality systems we need are still being written. You will set that standard: rigorous enough to protect a product with a 100-hour duration promise, and practical enough to work with suppliers who are learning our process alongside us. You will fly high enough to set the strategy and the org, and go deep enough to sit in a root cause review when it matters.

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Lead Form's Supplier Industrialization Engineering and Supplier Quality organization, growing a team of engineers embedded across battery materials, components, and equipment categories.

• Own the end-to-end industrialization journey for direct materials and made-to-spec components, from design-for-manufacturability review and supplier selection through tooling qualification and sustaining production support.

• Build and own Form's supplier quality management system, including PPAP, APQP, PFMEA, control plans, and SCAR/8D corrective action processes, calibrated for a novel battery chemistry with no legacy supply base to borrow from.

• Set the technical bar for supplier selection and qualification, partnering with Global Supply Managers to ensure our sourcing strategy is backed by suppliers who can deliver on cost, quality, and schedule.

• Own supplier process capability and yield performance, coordinating with Design Engineering, Manufacturing, and Reliability teams to drive root cause analysis and corrective action when issues surface.

• Develop the roadmap and staffing plan for quality systems aligned to relevant standards (e.g., ISO 9001, IATF 16949) at a scale and stage appropriate to where Form is today and where we are headed.

• Represent supplier technical and quality readiness within the Product Development Process, ensuring every component and supplier is qualified ahead of commercial scale.

• Partner with Supply Chain leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align supplier roadmaps with Form's build plan and deployment targets.

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 12+ years of experience in supplier industrialization, quality, or manufacturing engineering, including at least 5 years in a people leadership role building and scaling a team.

• Demonstrated expertise across DFM/DFA, PPAP, APQP, FMEA, SPC, and structured root cause methodologies (8D, 5 Whys).

• Experience building quality and industrialization systems from the ground up, ideally in a hardware, energy, or battery environment without an established supplier base to lean on.

• Strong technical fluency to go deep with engineers and suppliers, paired with the executive presence to represent risk, tradeoffs, and strategy to senior leadership.

• Comfort operating across the full arc from early design concept through high-volume production and sustaining support, with the judgment to know which problems need a system and which need a phone call.
  

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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 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 aware that we will never solicit sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers or bank account details during the recruiting or hiring process.