System Modeling Engineer, Energy Storage at Redwood Materials

<div class="content-intro"><div class="page"> <div class="section"> <div class="layoutArea"> <div class="column"> <p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About Redwood Materials</strong></span></p> <div> <p><strong>Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling&nbsp;</strong><strong>—&nbsp;</strong><strong>keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017,</strong><strong>&nbsp;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.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none">System&nbsp;Modeling&nbsp;Engineer,&nbsp;Redwood Energy</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">You will be an early member of a new engineering team, taking a hands-on role in the design, development, and integration of a&nbsp;new product.&nbsp;This position focuses on developing&nbsp;Multiphysics&nbsp;modeling&nbsp;platform&nbsp;to drive the system design of a novel energy storage system.&nbsp;These models must be robust enough to support multiple users, but agile enough to quickly drive a diverse array of design decisions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The ideal candidate is highly self-driven, adaptable to a startup environment, and eager to take on novel technical challenges. If&nbsp;you’re&nbsp;excited about working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting within a new department at Redwood, we want to hear from you!</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">If necessary, the job level will be adjusted to suit the applicant’s experience and responsibilities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities will include:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">Contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;Redwood Material’s in-house performance&nbsp;and&nbsp;technoeconomic&nbsp;model.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Drive architectural studies to explore the cost and performance design space.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Produce component-level sensitivity analysis to allow&nbsp;component&nbsp;owners to make globally&nbsp;optimal&nbsp;cost and performance tradeoffs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Utilize the models to produce repeatable and dependable results for various stakeholders within the organization to drive product architecture and site-specific deployment decisions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Parallelize our modeling framework to&nbsp;utilize&nbsp;cloud computing resources&nbsp;to get results faster.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279,&quot;335559991&quot;:360}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Lead model validation efforts by writing test plans, working with test engineers to execute the test, and using the data to correlate the model.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Effectively communicate modeling results&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="none">to drive architecture and performance initiatives.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Desired Qualifications:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li><span data-contrast="none">An MS or PhD in Mechanical Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Or a BS and 2+ years of related work experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Excellent first-principles&nbsp;physics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage and transformation, and basic thermal mechanics.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience collaborating in software projects with multiple contributors.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Hybrid or electric powertrain model development, PV model development,&nbsp;or&nbsp;data analysis in Python or MATLAB/Simulink.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Familiarity with basic&nbsp;controls&nbsp;techniques, such as filters,&nbsp;PID&nbsp;controllers, and system&nbsp;identification.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Experience with optimization techniques.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrated&nbsp;ability&nbsp;to write clear and testable engineering requirements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> <li><span data-contrast="none">Strong communication&nbsp;and collaboration skills.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span data-teams="true"><span class="ui-provider a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">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.&nbsp;</span></span></p></div><div class="title">California Pay Range:</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$127,500</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$248,500 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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. 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