--- title: 'Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Redwood Materials' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-electrical-design-engineer-redwood-materials-mccarran-nzkq3qjdsz7a' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Senior Electrical Design Engineer at Redwood Materials - **Company:** Redwood Materials - **Location:** Mccarran, NV - **Posted:** 2026-07-24 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/redwoodmaterials/jobs/6115207004?gh_jid=6115207004 ## 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. As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will play a critical role collaborating across electrical, mechanical, process, and controls teams to design and review electrical control systems and infrastructure for Redwood Materials' cutting-edge facilities. In this role, you will help define standards and best practices across Redwood's sites, lead cross-functional design reviews, mentor junior engineers, and drive continuous improvements in design processes and system reliability. ## Key Responsibilities - Design high-performance electrical control systems, industrial control panels, motion control systems, wiring harnesses, network layouts, and I/O interfaces aligned with company goals. - Develop specifications, standards, design philosophies, symbol libraries, templates, and QA procedures to support scalable automation. - Lead cross-functional design reviews and mentor junior engineers across the team. - Interpret P&IDs to generate I/O lists, define system requirements, and design panels and loop diagrams for plant construction. - Create schematics, assemblies, and layouts using CAD tools while performing necessary engineering calculations. - Support equipment commissioning, system validation, failure analysis, and hands-on troubleshooting/wiring in lab and field settings. - Evaluate and qualify electrical components and technologies with external vendors. ## Basic Qualifications - B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical experience. - 4+ years of hands-on experience in industrial controls or control system design. - Proficiency in electrical CAD tools (SolidWorks Electrical preferred; experience with other major platforms welcome). - Strong background in motion controls, motor drives, power electronics, signal transmission, cable design standards, and TTL/signal processing electronics. - Demonstrated experience with industrial control panel design and familiarity with Hazardous Area electrical requirements. - Solid understanding of relevant industry standards, including NEC, NFPA 79, UL 508A, UL 698A, IEC 61511, and ISO 13849. - Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work with calm, collaborative urgency in a fast-paced 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: Office and industrial/manufacturing facility environment (indoors/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. - Essential physical requirements such as climbing, standing, stooping, or typing. - Occasional work weekends, nights, or on-call availability as part of regular operations. - Occasional travel requirements. The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience. 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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. 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