Electrical Engineer, New Product

About Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 to create a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products, making them more sustainable and driving down the cost for batteries. We're doing this by developing and deploying new technologies to increase the scope and scale of recycled and sustainable materials in the global battery supply chain.

Electrical Engineer, New Product

Essential Duties:

You will be an early member of a new engineering team, responsible for driving the electrical design, development, and integration of a new high-power electromechanical product line at Redwood. In this role, you will be responsible for complex systems integration, test engineering, low voltage electronics and power electronics design challenges and ensuring successful project execution. You will collaborate closely with mechanical, firmware, and systems engineering teams.

The ideal candidate is highly self-driven, adaptable to a startup environment, and eager to take on both technical and leadership challenges. You're a leader and a doer, excited about working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting, and want to shape the electrical engineering function within a new department at Redwood.

If necessary, we will adjust the job level to suit your experience and responsibilities.

Responsibilities will include:

• Design and develop electrical systems for battery processing, recycling, and next-generation renewable energy applications.
• Develop schematics and PCB layouts for battery management systems, power electronics, and control circuits.
• Integrate sensors, power systems, and communication interfaces into battery modules and recycling equipment.
• Perform electrical testing and validation, including power cycling, fault analysis, and performance characterization.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, and process engineers to ensure seamless integration of electrical systems.
• Support high-voltage system design, including insulation coordination, safety features, and compliance with industry standards.
• Analyze and mitigate electrical risks, including thermal management, EMI/EMC compliance, and failure modes.
• Develop and maintain documentation, including schematics, wiring diagrams, and test reports.
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing teams to optimize electrical components for cost, performance, and reliability.
  
  

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 3 years of experience in electrical design, PCB layout, and system integration, preferably in battery technology, power electronics, or renewable energy.
• Strong understanding of power electronics, BMS design, and high-voltage systems (400V ).
• Proficiency in PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, OrCAD, KiCad).
• Experience with embedded systems, firmware development, and communication protocols (CAN, I2C, SPI, Modbus) is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with electrical testing, debugging, and troubleshooting using oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power analyzers.
• Familiarity with electrical safety standards and compliance (UL, IEC, ISO).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, cross-functional team environment.
  
  

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to perform the essential job functions consistent safely and successfully with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards.
• Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards
  
  

Working Conditions:

• Environment, such as office or outdoors.
• Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time.
• Essential physical requirements, such as climbing, standing, stooping, or typing.
• Occasional work weekends, nights, or be on-call as a regular part of the job.
• Occasional travel requirements.
  
  

The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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