Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Doist; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials is seeking a Senior Electrical Controls Engineer to join our team in Nevada. You will design and review electrical control systems for our plants, build and modify control panels, and troubleshoot systems using SolidWorks Electrical.

The role emphasizes collaboration across electrical, mechanical, process, and controls teams. You will read P&IDs, develop IO lists, and create loops for plant construction while working with suppliers to standardize parts.

Qualifications

• B.S. EE or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years experience in industrial controls or design of industrial control systems.
• Experience with electrical CAD software such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or SolidWorks Electrical.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 79, and UL 508A
• Knowledge of IEC 61511 and ISO 13849
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to execute with a calm and collaborative urgency
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Responsibilities

• Creation of schematics, mechanical assemblies, and layouts using CAD tools.
• Make calculations such as heat flow, FLA, and SCCR.
• Spec, select, and test electrical components.
• Continue development and implementation of standards, symbol libraries, design templates and tools, and manufacturing and QA procedures.
• Reading P&IDs to create IO lists and to define requirements.
• Work from IO lists to spec, and design panels and panel layouts, as well as creating loop diagrams for the construction of the plant.
• Working with suppliers to procure materials standardize on available parts.

Skills

Industrial controls

Team collaboration

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Communication

Education

B.S. EE or equivalent

Tools

AutoCAD Electrical

EPLAN

SolidWorks Electrical

Job description

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.

Senior Electrical Controls Engineer

In this role you will work with the electrical , mechanical, process and controls teams at Redwood Materials. You will review and design electrical controls systems for our plants, including industrial control panels and plan modifications and improvements to control panels in our plants, using SolidWorks Electrical. It will also involve troubleshooting and testing, as well as quality assurance. The role is based in Carson City, NV.

Responsibilities

• Creation of schematics, mechanical assemblies, and layouts using CAD tools.
• Make calculations such as heat flow, FLA, and SCCR.
• Spec, select, and test electrical components.
• Continue development and implementation of standards, symbol libraries, design templates and tools, and manufacturing and QA procedures.
• Reading P&IDs to create IO lists and to define requirements.
• Work from IO lists to spec, and design panels and panel layouts, as well as creating loop diagrams for the construction of the plant.
• Working with suppliers to procure materials standardize on available parts.

Desired Qualifications

• B.S. EE or equivalent work experience
• 2+ Years experience in industrial controls or design of industrial control systems.
• Experience with electrical CAD software such as AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or SolidWorks Electrical.
• Knowledge of NEC, NFPA 79, and UL 508A
• Knowledge of IEC 61511 and ISO 13849
• Excellent written, verbal communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to execute with a calm and collaborative urgency
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

The position is full-time.

Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

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