Sr. System Modeling Engineer, Energy Storage

The role

You will develop a Multiphysics modeling platform to drive the system design of a novel energy storage system. This role involves contributing to in-house performance and technoeconomic models to support design decisions.

What you will do

• Contribute to Redwood Material’s in-house performance and technoeconomic model.
• Drive architectural studies to explore the cost and performance design space.
• Produce component-level sensitivity analysis for cost and performance tradeoffs.
• Utilize models to produce results for stakeholders to drive product architecture and deployment decisions.
• Parallelize the modeling framework to utilize cloud computing resources.
• Lead model validation efforts by writing test plans and working with test engineers.
• Communicate modeling results to drive architecture and performance initiatives.

Required qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or a BS and 2+ years of related work experience.
• Excellent first-principles physics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage and transformation, and basic thermal mechanics.
• Experience collaborating in software projects with multiple contributors.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear and testable engineering requirements.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Hybrid or electric powertrain model development, PV model development, or data analysis in Python or MATLAB/Simulink.
• Familiarity with basic controls techniques, such as filters, PID controllers, and system identification.
• Experience with optimization techniques.

About the company

Redwood Materials is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals. The company has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world.