Staff Electrical Engineer, Energy Storage BoP

The role

The Staff Electrical Engineer, Energy Storage BoP performs and reviews balance-of-plant power system studies. This person specifies major electrical equipment for energy storage systems and develops protection and coordination designs.

What you will do

• Perform and review balance-of-plant power system studies
• Work with the energy storage team to develop AC and DC system models and study assumptions
• Develop, review, and validate protective relay coordination studies, relay settings, and configuration files
• Size and specify major electrical equipment including transformers, circuit breakers, switches, inverters, generators, capacitor banks, reactors, surge arresters, switchgear, current transformers, pow
• Create and maintain detailed power system models using ETAP, SKM, and/or EasyPower
• Apply industry standards, codes, and best practices to analysis results and design recommendations
• Prepare engineering reports, study summaries, and design documentation

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience performing power system analysis, including protection and coordination studies
• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with specialization in power systems
• Strong foundation in power system analysis including fault calculations, symmetrical components, arc flash calculations, cable sizing, and protective device selection and coordination
• Expert proficiency in ETAP is required
• Working knowledge of applicable codes and standards including NEC, IEEE, and related industry practices

Nice to have

• Experience with ETAP, ASPEN, and/or Omicron test equipment
• experience with SKM or EasyPower is highly preferred
• Experience with grounding and cable ampacity analysis tools such as CYMCAP and CDEGS is preferred
• Experience with battery energy storage systems (BESS), inverter-based generation, and/or data center electrical systems is a plus
• Familiarity with short circuit and protective relay software tools such as ASPEN and/or CAPE is a plus
• Familiarity with PSCAD and/or PSS/E is a plus
• Familiarity with Python for analysis automation or data processing is a plus

About the company

Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla. It is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America.