Manufacturing Test Infrastructure Lead, Energy Storage

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end system development of functional and end-of-line testers for electromechanical products
• Manage a small team of engineers across various technical scopes (mechanical, electrical, software)
• Collaborate with firmware and hardware teams to develop test coverage, define metrics, align on hardware and firmware features for manufacturing testing implementation
• Debug and root cause issues found in manufacturing test
• Design and develop manufacturing test hardware that may include functional and system power tests
• Lead tester builds and validation efforts such as GRR and SAT
• Work with firmware & software teams to develop test automation, self-test, and data analysis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• 7+ years of technical experience in manufacturing test engineering or a related role
• 2+ years of people management experience
• Experience working with high-voltage systems (400–2000VDC and 480-800VAC)
• Deep technical expertise in at least one aspect of test engineering, with comfort working across disciplines (mechanical, electrical, software)
• Experience working in a high volume manufacturing environment
• Direct experience with battery testers or characterization tools
• Experience developing scalable tools, infrastructure, and design practices for test engineering teams
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to engage effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels, including executives
• A get-it-done attitude; no job is too big or too small

Pay

In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is $175,000 - $275,000 USD. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills.

Schedule

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