Staff Systems Engineer
FormEnergy · Berkeley, CA
$147,959–$184,966
Jul 14, 2026
Berkeley, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A staff-level systems engineering role focused on taking iron-air battery energy storage systems from pilot to full commercial utility scale. The work centers on defining system architecture, decomposing requirements across electrical, mechanical, and electrochemical disciplines, conducting hazard and failure-mode analyses, and applying MBSE tools to develop logical and physical architectures. The role suits an experienced systems engineer with a background in deep-tech hardware industries who is comfortable leading cross-functional technical alignment on complex, multi-variable problems.
Senior level · 7+ years · Pittsburgh, PA · Full-time
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Senior.
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $105,694 (middle half $77,998–$133,012).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
This role is a hardware/systems engineering position in the energy storage domain — it does not map cleanly to any standard computer/mathematical SOC. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code given the systems engineering and MBSE tooling emphasis; 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is the runner-up given the requirements decomposition and interface control work. Neither is a precise fit.
The job title is 'Staff Systems Engineer' and the posting uses 'Staff' framing, but the requirements (7+ years, deep-tech industry experience, cross-functional leadership) are consistent with a Senior-level role on a normal career ladder. The 'Staff' designation here appears to reflect the company's internal leveling rather than org-wide technical authority across multiple teams.
Location is listed as onsite (#LI-Onsite). Form Energy's manufacturing facility is in Weirton, WV, and the company is headquartered in the Pittsburgh metro area; no specific city is stated in the posting. CBSA reflects the Pittsburgh, PA metro as the most likely anchor.
Requirements management tools (JAMA, Polarion, DOORS) are listed together as interchangeable examples ('such as'), so they are captured as a single skill with alternatives. The requirement is for mastery of requirements management tooling as a category, with these as named exemplars.
No compensation figures are disclosed in the posting; comp fields are left unpopulated.
Catia Magic is mentioned specifically as an MBSE tool example but appears in the 'What you'll do' responsibilities section rather than a hard-gate qualifications block, so it is marked preferred while MBSE itself (as a methodology) is marked required.
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