Staff Electrical Engineer, BoP – Grid-Scale Battery Storage

Redwood Materials Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials Inc. in San Francisco seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer, Balance of Plant, to design and model electrical infrastructure for utility-scale energy storage. You will bridge high‑voltage grid needs with BESS architectures and ensure NEC/IEEE compliance.

Responsibilities include conducting load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, and arc flash studies, sizing major equipment, and documenting results for internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and commissioning PV and BESS systems.
• Strong grounding in power system analysis and fault calculations.
• Proficiency with ETAP is required; familiarity with SKM/EasyPower is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform and review balance-of-plant power system studies including load flow and short-circuit analysis.
• Coordinate protection settings and arc flash analyses for BESS configurations.
• Size and specify transformers, switchgear, inverters, and related equipment; develop system models.

Skills

Power system analysis

Protection coordination

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

NEC/IEEE/IEC knowledge

PV & BESS design

Documentation/reporting

Python

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with specialization in power systems

Tools

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

CYMCAP

CDEGS

PSCAD

PSS/E

Job description

Redwood Materials Inc. in San Francisco seeks a Staff Electrical Engineer, Balance of Plant, to design and model electrical infrastructure for utility-scale energy storage. You will bridge high‑voltage grid needs with BESS architectures and ensure NEC/IEEE compliance.

Responsibilities include conducting load flow, short-circuit, protection coordination, and arc flash studies, sizing major equipment, and documenting results for internal and external stakeholders.