Senior Mechanical Engineer, Production

The role

This engineer will support pilot projects and commercial scale production operations. They will lead continuous improvement projects across multiple manufacturing lines.

What you will do

• Lead the specification, procurement, and implementation of capital equipment.
• Design tooling and fixtures.
• Review and provide input on new process/equipment designs.
• Partner with mechanical development team to transition newly developed processes and equipment into manufacturing.
• Create and own process work instructions and standard operating procedures.
• Train manufacturing personnel on new processes and equipment.
• Analyze process data and metrics and drive improvements on safety, quality, and cost.
• Trouble-shoot and solve process and equipment issues.
• Identify and execute continuous improvement projects.

Required qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• 5 - 7 years experience as a Mechanical Engineer
• Strong mechanical aptitude, including understanding of dimensioning and tolerancing.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Prior experience leading capital acquisition processes.
• Experience with industrial scale processes and equipment, including automation.
• Detail oriented with an analytical and structured approach to problem solving.
• Experience with statistical data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with structured capital process, including process/equipment validation.
• Technical writing experience.
• Highly proficient with Microsoft office software.
• Ability to safely perform job duties in both office and production environments.

Nice to have

• previous project management experience preferred
• Solid Modeling 3D CAD experience preferred
• A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

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 back into the supply chain.