Senior Systems Engineer: Architect Next-Gen Energy Product

Redwood Materials Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in San Francisco, CA, seeks an early member of a new engineering team to lead system engineering for a new product. You will define clear requirements, down‑select architectures, and drive decisions across mechanical, electrical, and software engineers in a fast‑moving startup environment.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in design or system engineering, strong physics intuition, and experience with energy storage or powertrain development; proficiency in Python or Matlab; strong

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.
• Strong first‑principles physics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems.
• Experience with hybrid or electric powertrain development, PV system development, or energy storage systems.
• Proficiency with system modeling tools (Python or Matlab).
• Experience with requirement management tools (Doors, Jama, etc).
• Demonstrated ability to write clear and testable engineering requirements.

Responsibilities

• Drive system architecture optimization to top‑level product metrics such as cost, efficiency, energy/power density and availability.
• Ownership of system‑level performance and functional requirements as well as development of subsystem and component requirements in partnership with design engineers
• Performing or defining system modeling, simulation, and testing to validate system performance against requirements.
• Establishing interface definitions across components and between mechanical, electrical, and software teams.
• Reinforce system safety and reliability through participation in DFMEAs, risk assessments, and hazard analyses to identify and mitigate potential failure modes
• Ensuring compliance with industry (UL) standards

Skills

System engineering

Physics understanding

Strong communication

Adaptability

Problem solving

Education

BS in Mechanical or Electrical Eng

MS in Mechanical or Electrical Eng

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Redwood Materials in San Francisco, CA, seeks an early member of a new engineering team to lead system engineering for a new product. You will define clear requirements, down‑select architectures, and drive decisions across mechanical, electrical, and software engineers in a fast‑moving startup environment.

Ideal candidate has 5+ years in design or system engineering, strong physics intuition, and experience with energy storage or powertrain development; proficiency in Python or Matlab; strong