Senior Software Engineer, R&D

Form Energy is a team of passionate people tackling the challenge of climate change through transformationally low cost energy storage. Our team members are active learners who enjoy working on tough technology problems in massive markets and embody our values of humanity, excellence and creativity. The company is backed by a diverse set of committed investors and we have raised over $360M to date.Role DescriptionIn this role, you'll focus on one of Form's flagship product, FormWare. FormWare is a suite of software tools that identify energy grid needs, moving us forward into a clean energy future, communicating the role Form plays with our low-cost multi-day energy storage.FormWare allows modeling of energy power grids for planning, analysis and analytics of energy generation and transmission capacity investments to meet future market needs to keep up with the industry evolution driving towards a clean energy future.This role works with the broader software team, engineering, and scientists to improve and optimize computational models and features of our core software operations, exploring alternative approaches to decision-making and identifying a range of suitable outcomes to maximize capacity and performance.

What You'll Do:

• Enhance the core optimization engine of FormWare contributing to real time operations simulator, higher fidelity plant models, efficiency improvements, and other features you help identify!
• Workload will include a balance of executing scoped tasks and exploratory prototyping of state-of-the-art solutions.
• Adopt software engineering best practices for smooth integration of components into the larger FormWare platform.
• Gather and prioritize requirements from Scientists, Business Development and Analytics groups.
• Collaborate closely with both software engineers and analysts when working on new capabilities.

What You'll Bring:

• MS (PhD preferred) in a field exposed to mathematical modeling and optimization (engineering, science, mathematics...)
• Preferably experience with renewable energy modeling or energy market modeling. At a minimum, excitement for these modeling areas.
• Experience, knowledge, or desire to learn mathematical programming techniques and balance model fidelity with computational feasibility.
• Experience in Python Programming, including libraries such as Pandas, NumPy, and SciPy.
• A pragmatic approach to problem-solving that blends good judgment, clear communication, dependable follow-through, creative use of resources, and joy in the process.

Form Energy is committed to equitable compensation and we offer a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need. We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. We offer a 401k and all employees are granted stock options. A full listing of our benefits is available on our careers page. At Form Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.