Senior Staff BESS Operations Engineer

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.

Description The Senior Staff Engineer operates at the critical intersection of product engineering, commercial strategy, and real-time operations. You will be responsible for managing the day-to-day dispatch, performance, and revenue optimization of our utility-scale Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) portfolio. You will translate complex physical asset constraints, including battery state of health, inverter limits, operational constraints, and degradation curves, into dynamic market bidding and revenue-stacking strategies across wholesale energy markets. Serving as the primary link and interface between external market stakeholders and internal engineering teams (Reliability Engineering, Field Service), you will ensure our BESS portfolio deliver maximum financial value while maintaining grid compliance and long-term asset health. Relocation assistance is available.

Direct BESS portfolio dispatch, managing SOC and market awards within physical system limits. Execute revenue-stacking across wholesale energy, capacity, and ancillary services to maximize returns, including acting as the primary contact for ISO/RTOs and QSE/SCs Ensure all dispatch actions, system settings, and operations comply with grid codes, interconnection agreements, and NERC standards. Partner with Reliability Engineering to integrate degradation modeling into dispatch logic. Monitor SCADA, EMS, PCS, and BMS data streams to identify underperformance or operational anomalies. Coordinate preventive maintenance and fault resolution with the Field Service team to maximize system uptime. Troubleshoot unexpected trips, communication drops, or curtailments, directing safe returns-to-service with the Field Service team. Conduct post-dispatch reviews to evaluate asset performance, quantify financial returns, and tune bidding & dispatch logic. Lead or support root cause analyses (RCA) for major operational incidents, distilling technical findings into actionable improvement plans.

10+ years in utility-scale BESS operations, renewable asset management, energy trading, or power plant dispatch. Technical expertise in BESS architecture (string balancing, PCS, EMS control loops) and SCADA protocols (DNP3, Modbus, IEC 61850). Knowledge of ISO/RTO market structures, bidding protocols, settlement rules, and ancillary services.