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