Senior HIL Firmware Test Engineer

Job 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!

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. Trial production of our iron-air batteries has already begun, and 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 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 HIL Test Engineer to drive the development of the HIL infrastructure and test scripts to simulate the productized battery management to test and validate the BMS firmware before deploying to the field. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and be part of the growth of a fast-moving company with breakthrough technology and an incredible mission!

What you'll do

• Lead the development effort on HIL test cases that cover a wide range of operating conditions, fault scenarios, and functional safety requirements.
• Lead the effort in troubleshooting and debugging issues identified during HIL testing, working closely with hardware and software teams to resolve problems. Triage and debug the failed test cases between HIL-related failures and software bugs.
• Contribute to maintaining and upgrading the HIL infrastructure that accurately represents our BMS to test and validate the firmware.
• Design and execute HIL tests, collect and analyze data, identify and document issues, and provide clear and concise reports to development teams. This includes automation of regression test execution at different stages of software development cycles and its integration with CI/CD workflow/pipelines.
• Collaborate with firmware and electronics engineers to validate the functionality, performance, and safety of power electronics software and control algorithms. Manage the traceability of test coverage from requirements to validation at different granularity levels of requirements on the HIL with growing firmware maturity levels. Report on the test coverage improvements to the team regularly.

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline. Master's degree preferred.
• 4+ years of experience with HIL specification, test case design, automation, and execution.
• Ability to develop test cases from bare minimum or ambiguous requirements.
• 4+ years of Python experience. Experience with Py-Test in developing modular and scalable automation infrastructure for embedded and real-time control applications.
• Experience with developing, integrating, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines into test and automation infrastructure for a code base with many users.
• Comfortable with using schematics and layout files to understand design information and using basic probing tools, such as oscilloscope, for debugging purposes.

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.