Senior Director, Quality

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 looking for an experienced Senior Director of Quality to join our battery manufacturing organization. In this role you will lead the Quality department for Form Energy. Your scope will be company-wide and your team will implement systems and processes that ensure products are designed, manufactured and shipped to the highest levels of performance, reliability, and quality.

This role is for an executive leader with experience developing new technologies and bringing high-volume manufacturing facilities to life. You will provide vision, strategy and leadership to help Form achieve manufacturing scale, cost-reduction, and daily operation execution.

As the key driver for shipping the highest quality products, you will thrive when working closely with leadership and cross-functional teams throughout the product development lifecycle, from early R&D to validation testing, pilot builds, and ultimately commercial production of customer-facing products.

Relocation assistance is available.

What you'll do:

• Develop and sustain a world-class quality management system powered by a highly-trained, flexible, and proactive staff

• Maintain product risk profiles and manage quality systems to ensure Form Energy is meeting or exceeding risk expectations

• Ensure Form Energy production operations are releasing only conforming products to our customers

• Communicate key risks and opportunities to leadership and provide direction to resolve top issues and drive definitive corrective action

• Plan and efficiently manage Quality resources (labor, OpEx, and CapEx) and report on department performance and needs

• Communicate Form Energy's commitment to quality with internal and external interested parties

• Drive a customer-focused culture anchored by strong individual ownership and accountability

What you'll bring:

• At least 10 years experience in quality, manufacturing, or manufacturing engineering

• At least 5 years in a senior-leader / site-leader quality role, demonstrating a clear record of success in building industry-leading teams that can execute in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

• Expertise in building Quality Management Systems (e.g., IATF 16949, ISO9001).

• Highly technical background, with a strong foundation in logical reasoning that allows for a steep learning curve and the ability to adapt to new technologies

• Excellent leadership, project management, communication, and organizational skills

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering
  

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 is available.

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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.