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They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America - recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.\nPosition Summary: \nThe Senior Electrical Engineer, Energy Storage designs and develops the system controller hardware that serves as the brain of Redwood's next-generation high-power electromechanical products - power converters that interface with battery packs, battery modules, photovoltaic (PV) systems, and the grid for large-scale energy storage applications, including AI data centers. This is a fully on-site role, based at 100 Hooper or LH 2. The engineer independently owns the low-voltage (LV) electrical system architecture, including system controller PCBA design, MCU selection and communication protocols, isolated sensing circuits, auxiliary power supplies, and protective circuits (breaker/contactor drivers, E-stop loops), devising solutions to new and unusual system-integration challenges from limited precedents. The role partners extensively with Mechanical, Firmware/Controls, Systems, Compliance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Reliability teams to define requirements and take designs from concept through production. Success depends on sound engineering judgment, hands-on lab validation skills, and the ability to resolve ambiguous system-level trade-offs with limited direction. \nEssential Duties and Responsibilities \nOwn low-voltage (LV) electrical system architecture for power electronics products, including the system controller PCBA that coordinates parallel/series-connected power converter modules \nDesign and integrate system controller hardware, including MCU selection, communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet, etc.), and control logic for module synchronization, current-sharing, and startup/shutdown sequencing \nDesign isolated sensing circuits (current, voltage, temperature feedback) and auxiliary power supply architecture across LV subsystems (~100W) \nDesign and coordinate protective circuits (breaker/contactor drivers, hardware interlock/E-stop loops), ensuring insulation coordination and high-voltage safety compliance at the system level \nDefine LV wiring architecture, grounding, and interconnect strategy across the entire product and sub power modules \nLead electrical testing and validation for system controller PCBA and complete power electronics products, including power cycling, fault analysis, and performance characterization \nCollaborate with cross-functional teams (Mechanical, Controls/Firmware, Validation, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Reliability, Compliance) to define system requirements, test specifications, and achieve industry certifications (e.g., IEEE 1547, UL 1741) \nSkills, Knowledge, and Abilities \nBS or MS in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on embedded systems, controls, or power electronics \n3-5 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a strong focus on system-level control architecture for power conversion or energy storage products \nHands-on experience designing MCU-based system controllers, including MCU selection, memory/peripheral budgeting, and system-level control for power converters \nExperience with industrial communication protocols (CAN, Ethernet) for module-to-controller and controller-to-grid/BMS interfaces \nDeep understanding of protection coordination (breaker/contactor drivers, hardware interlock and E-stop loops, fault detection and sequencing logic) and proficiency with circuit simulation/CAD tools (e.g., Altium Designer, LTspice, Simulink) \nDemonstrated ability to lay out control PCBs in noise-sensitive, high-power environments, and proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic/protocol analyzers, signal generators) \nAbility to travel up to 10% of the time \nIn 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. \nCalifornia Pay Range:\n$120,000—$155,000 USD\nThe position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.\nWe 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. 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