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# BESS Project Engineer, Senior or Staff at Redwood Materials

- **Company:** Redwood Materials
- **Location:** San Francisco California, United States
- **Compensation:** $160k–$252k
- **Posted:** 2026-09-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-14
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/redwoodmaterials/jobs/6190880004?gh_jid=6190880004

## Job description

## About Redwood Materials

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Redwood Materials is deploying large-scale battery energy storage systems that power data centers and the grid, including North America's largest microgrid (63 MWh) for Crusoe, a stationary storage partnership with GM using new and second-life EV batteries, and a new deployment at Rivian's Normal, Illinois manufacturing plant. The Senior or Staff BESS Project Engineer joins as an early member of a new engineering team working on our Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) product line. You will own the full project lifecycle, from commercial scoping and Business Development handoff through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and a structured handoff to Operations and Maintenance, for a growing portfolio of front-of-the-meter and behind-the-meter energy storage and microgrid projects. You are the connective tissue between Business Development, Product Engineering, our internal engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) team, external EPC partners, and customers, and you drive the schedule, manage risk, and make sure every project lands on time, on budget, and to spec. The work rewards people who are comfortable operating where processes are still being built and who want to shape how Redwood delivers energy storage at scale.

Hours Full-time, Monday – Friday, with occasional weekend or after-hours work to meet project milestones

Responsibilities will include:

- Drive end-to-end project execution from requirements scoping and Business Development handoff through engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and Operations and Maintenance handoff
- Own the integrated schedule, budget tracker, and risk register for each assigned project, and proactively identify and escalate schedule or cost risks
- Serve as the primary interface between Business Development, Product Engineering, internal and external EPC partners, and customers across all project phases
- Track RFI and submittal workflows, change order logs, permitting, interconnection coordination, and all contractual project deliverables
- Partner with Product Engineering on equipment selection, bill of materials alignment, and technical scope definition, and retain change control over the Basis of Design across the project lifecycle
- Oversee commissioning readiness and test plan execution, and manage structured handoff documentation to Operations and Maintenance
- Maintain project data in project management tooling, provide planning inputs and deployment forecasting to leadership, and capture lessons learned into repeatable delivery templates, checklists, and execution standards

Desired Qualifications:

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Program Management, Business, or a related discipline
- Deep program management experience in battery energy storage, renewable energy, or utility-scale power infrastructure such as peaker plants, combined-cycle generation, and substations; Staff level reflects a broader track record leading a portfolio of projects
- Demonstrated experience managing projects from scoping through commissioning and Operations and Maintenance handoff, with ownership of schedule, budget, and risk
- Strong cross-functional communication skills, comfortable managing up, down, and across internal and external EPC, customer, and internal engineering teams
- Familiarity with key BESS-related standards such as UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1973, UL 1741, IEEE, NEC (NFPA 70), NFPA 855, and IEC
- Willingness to travel to project sites as needed
- A Passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Physical Requirements:

- Climbing, standing, and stooping during project site visits
- Typing and extended computer work in an office setting

Working Conditions:

- Office environment in San Francisco, CA, with regular travel to project sites
- Site visits involve varying conditions, including noise, dust, and temperature extremes at active BESS construction and commissioning sites
- Occasional weekend or after-hours work to meet project milestones
- Travel up to 25%, primarily to project sites across the U.S.

In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills.

California Pay Range: $160,000—$252,000 USD

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

We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Redwood Materials, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, professional or employment information, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. If you have additional privacy-related questions, please contact us at privacy@redwoodmaterials.com.

## About Redwood Materials

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Redwood Materials recycles lithium-ion batteries to recover critical minerals and deploys large-scale energy storage systems, building a domestic circular supply chain for batteries.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Late-stage; Series E closed at $425M in October 2025)
- **Headquarters**: Carson City, Nevada, USA (with campuses in Northern Nevada, South Carolina, and an R&D center in San Francisco)
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: JB Straubel (former Tesla CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Battery recycling, critical materials production, and energy storage
- **Target customers**: B2B – automotive OEMs, data center operators, utilities, and grid-scale energy storage buyers
- **Mission/purpose**: “Securing U.S. critical materials. Powering America’s energy future.” – building a resilient domestic supply chain for batteries and enabling the energy transition.

## Products & Services
- **Critical Materials Production**: Recovers lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper from end-of-life batteries (recycling) and produces cathode active material at scale. [redwoodmaterials.com](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/)
- **Redwood Energy**: Designs, integrates, and deploys large-scale energy storage systems (BESS) for data centers and the grid, using both new and repurposed batteries. [redwoodmaterials.com](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/)
- **Battery Bin**: Consumer-facing recycling program launched in December 2025 to collect end-of-life batteries. [redwoodmaterials.com/about/](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/about/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: ~$6 billion (as of October 2025, per Wikipedia)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding raised >$1.4B (over $1B in 2023 plus $425M Series E in 2025). Annual revenue not publicly disclosed.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Partners include Volkswagen Group of America, Panasonic, GM/Ultium Cells, Volvo, Amazon, Toyota, Southern Company, BMW of North America, Crusoe, Lime, Caterpillar, Isuzu. [redwoodmaterials.com](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Opened South Carolina recycling campus (2025) and SF R&D center (2025)
  - Launched Redwood Energy storage division (2025)
  - Expanded into Europe (2022)
  - Recognized as Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies (2024, 2026) and Time100 Climate (2024)
  - Active job postings: 79 (as of mid-2026), with monthly growth of +83.7% [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/redwood-materials)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technology moat**: Recovers >95% of metals (nickel, cobalt, lithium, copper) from end-of-life batteries, creating a low-cost domestic source of critical materials.
- **Vertical integration**: Combines recycling, refining, cathode production, and energy storage deployment under one roof.
- **Strategic partnerships**: Deep relationships with nearly every major automotive OEM and energy companies, ensuring feedstock and offtake.
- **First-mover in U.S. battery circularity**: One of the largest domestic sources of critical minerals, reducing reliance on foreign supply chains.

## Strategic Focus
- Scale domestic battery material production and energy storage manufacturing to meet U.S. grid and EV demand.
- Expand Redwood Energy as a standalone business unit for utility and data center storage.
- Grow consumer recycling programs (Battery Bin) and deepen partnerships with automakers and energy companies.
- Continue R&D in advanced battery chemistries and recycling processes at the San Francisco innovation center.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Employees are motivated by building a resilient U.S. energy future and solving climate challenges.
- **Pioneering environment**: Described as “pioneers, innovators, and collaborators” working on chemistry, materials science, automation, and advanced equipment design. [redwoodmaterials.com/join/](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/join/)
- **Locations**: Multiple campuses – Tahoe (Northern Nevada), Carolina (South Carolina), and downtown San Francisco R&D center.
- **Growth opportunities**: Rapid scaling with 79+ open roles across engineering, operations, EPC, software, and business functions. Top talent sources include Tesla (207 alumni), Panasonic, Rivian, and Chewy.
- **Work style**: Hybrid/office presence expected at campuses; culture emphasizes making difficult decisions and implementing design constraints to drive impact.

## Sources
1. [redwoodmaterials.com](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/)
2. [redwoodmaterials.com/about/](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/about/)
3. [redwoodmaterials.com/join/](https://www.redwoodmaterials.com/join/)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/redwood-materials)
5. [wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwood_Materials)

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