Staff BESS Electrical Design Engineer, EPC

The role

This person will lead electrical engineering efforts for utility scale lithium-ion BESS projects from concept through construction. They will design AC and DC electrical systems and serve as the Electrical Engineer of Record for assigned projects.

What you will do

• Lead electrical engineering efforts for utility scale lithium-ion BESS projects from concept through construction.
• Interface with utilities and ISO/RTOs to support interconnection studies, permitting, and compliance.
• Serve as the internal subject matter expert for technical challenges related to BESS.
• Design AC and DC electrical systems for BESS.
• Specify and procure long-lead AC equipment.
• Develop schematic diagrams, single-line diagrams, wiring schematics, raceway plans, grounding plans, and protection strategies.
• Specify and evaluate components such as circuit breakers, contactors, fuses, disconnects, emergency power off, and metering devices.
• Coordinate with civil, structural, fire & life safety, SCADA/telecom, geotechnical, and DC system design teams.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes and standards.
• Perform power system studies for short circuit, load flow, arc flash, and protective device coordination.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ABET accredited program.
• Licensed Professional Engineer in Nevada or eligible for reciprocity.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in solar, energy storage, or microgrid sectors, with at least 3 years focused on BESS design and deployment.
• Proven expertise in interconnection and regulatory compliance for BESS systems.
• SME in knowledge of NEC 705, NEC 706, IEEE 1547, UL 9540, and NFPA 855.
• Microgrid and hybrid power systems modeling tools using HOMER or similar
• Power system modeling using ETAP, SKM, or similar
• AutoCAD/Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office

Nice to have

• Transmission-level load flow and stability using PSSE and PSLF
• Electromagnetic Transient Simulations using PSCAD, EMTC or similar
• SEL Relay Settings using SEL AcSELerator or equivalent
• Design of HVDC systems and converter station
• Strong understanding of energy storage use-cases including peak shaving, load shifting, demand response, and frequency response.
• Highly motivated, proactive, and detail oriented.
• Ability to communicate effectively through verbal, written, and visual formats.

About the company

Redwood Materials is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America. The company recovers, refines, and redeploys critical minerals from end-of-life batteries into the supply chain.