Senior BESS Electrical Design Engineer (Utility-Scale)

Redwood Materials; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Electrical Design Engineer for our EPC team. You will lead electrical design efforts for utility-scale BESS projects from concept through construction, interfacing with utilities and ISOs for interconnection, permitting, and compliance.

The role requires advanced knowledge of NEC, IEEE standards, and BESS components; you will develop schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection strategies while coordinating with

Qualifications

• ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree required or equivalent.
• Professional Engineer license in Nevada or eligible and able to obtain within 2 months.
• Minimum 5 years in solar, energy storage, or microgrid sectors with BESS focus.
• Proven interconnection and regulatory compliance experience for BESS.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering efforts for utility-scale BESS projects from concept to construction.
• Interface with utilities/ISO/RTOs for interconnection studies, permitting, and compliance.
• Design AC/DC systems for BESS including transformers, inverters, DC combiners, and protection.
• Create schematics, single-line diagrams, and grounding/section plans for IFC packages.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, fire safety, SCADA, and geotechnical teams.
• Ensure designs comply with NEC 705/706, IEEE 1547, UL 9540, NFPA 855; lead code reviews.

Skills

BESS design

Regulatory compliance

Interconnection knowledge

NEC 705/706 knowledge

Detail oriented

Project coordination

Education

ABET-accredited Electrical Engineering degree

PE license in NV or eligible

Tools

AutoCAD/Revit

ETAP

SKM

PSSE/PSLF

Navisworks

Bluebeam

Job description

Redwood Materials is seeking a Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Electrical Design Engineer for our EPC team. You will lead electrical design efforts for utility-scale BESS projects from concept through construction, interfacing with utilities and ISOs for interconnection, permitting, and compliance.

The role requires advanced knowledge of NEC, IEEE standards, and BESS components; you will develop schematics, wiring diagrams, and protection strategies while coordinating with