Production Engineering Leader – Battery Materials

Redwood Materials; United States; Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a Production Engineering Manager to lead the engineering teams building out our Battery Materials Campus. You will partner with operations, maintenance and project teams to ensure safe, sustainable and profitable processes while delivering high-impact capital projects.

The final job level will be determined by experience and qualifications; the role emphasizes leadership, data-driven optimization and cross-functional collaboration across site operations and design

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in Mechanical, Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering.
• 7+ years in industrial chemical processing or metallurgical operations.
• Experience with large capital project planning and budgeting.
• Experience in preparing mechanical contract drawings and engineering specifications.
• Proven track record in leading teams.
• Self-motivated with initiative and hands-on approach.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Passion for sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Build and lead engineering teams with operations and maintenance to ensure safe, sustainable and profitable processes.
• Use data to set strategy for optimization, debottlenecking and improvement of industrial scale processes.
• Define engineering workflows and plans for the team.
• Lead design concept development, working directly with engineers to vet/validate multiple proposed solutions.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to develop equipment.
• Lead R&D to meet strategic objectives.
• Finalize design scope from initial concepts and budgets, define initial assumptions.
• Partner with the project management team to identify and document all project design milestones and deliverables.
• Continuously monitor and measure all project design processes and activities to identify and communicate potential issues, risks, and problems and provide corrective action options to drive to resolution.
• Serve as a final reviewer for all designs, ensuring simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and functionality/robustness.

Skills

Leadership

Data-driven decision making

Team building

Clear communication

Sustainability mindset

Hands-on approach

Project management

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical, Chemical or Metallurgical Engineering

Job description

Redwood Materials is seeking a Production Engineering Manager to lead the engineering teams building out our Battery Materials Campus. You will partner with operations, maintenance and project teams to ensure safe, sustainable and profitable processes while delivering high-impact capital projects.

The final job level will be determined by experience and qualifications; the role emphasizes leadership, data-driven optimization and cross-functional collaboration across site operations and design