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Sr. System Modeling Engineer, Energy Storage
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.
You will be an early member of a new engineering team, taking a hands-on role in the design, development, and integration of anew product.This position focuses on developingMultiphysicsmodelingplatformto drive the system design of a novel energy storage system.These models must be robust enough to support multiple users, but agile enough to quickly drive a diverse array of design decisions.
The ideal candidate is highly self-driven, adaptable to a startup environment, and eager to take on novel technical challenges. Ifyou’reexcited about working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting within a new department at Redwood, we want to hear from you!
If necessary, the job level will be adjusted to suit the applicant’s experience and responsibilities.
Responsibilities will include:
ContributetoRedwood Material’s in-house performanceandtechnoeconomicmodel.
Drive architectural studies to explore the cost and performance design space.
Produce component-level sensitivity analysis to allowcomponentowners to make globallyoptimalcost and performance tradeoffs.
Utilize the models to produce repeatable and dependable results for various stakeholders within the organization to drive product architecture and site-specific deployment decisions.
Parallelize our modeling framework toutilizecloud computing resourcesto get results faster.
Lead model validation efforts by writing test plans, working with test engineers to execute the test, and using the data to correlate the model.
Effectively communicate modeling results to drive architecture and performance initiatives.
Desired Qualifications:
An MS or PhD in Mechanical Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. Or a BS and 2+ years of related work experience.
Excellent first-principlesphysics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage and transformation, and basic thermal mechanics.
Experience collaborating in software projects with multiple contributors.
Hybrid or electric powertrain model development, PV model development,ordata analysis in Python or MATLAB/Simulink.
Familiarity with basiccontrolstechniques, such as filters,PIDcontrollers, and systemidentification.
Experience with optimization techniques.
Demonstratedabilityto write clear and testable engineering requirements.
Strong communicationand collaboration skills.
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.
$115,000 - $230,000 USD
The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.
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Worksite address
san francisco, CA, 94199, US
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