Manufacturing Engineer, Redwood Materials
Energy Storage
$120-180k
Occasional travel requirements
Battery recycling startup
Be an early applicant
Battery recycling startup
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-180k
Occasional travel requirements
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To build a circular supply chain to power a sustainable world and accelerate the reduction of fossil fuels.
Role
Who you are
- B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or related)
- 3+ years of experience in production support or NPI for high-power electronics or electro-mechanical assemblies
- Strong technical knowledge of SMT, reflow, box build, mechanical assembly, and HV safety processes
- Ability to write and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and training document
- Experience working with CMs on high-volume production environments
- Familiarity with MES systems, Python/SQL for data extraction, or Lean Six Sigma certification
- Ability to perform the essential job functions consistent safely and successfully with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state and local standards, including meeting qualitative and/or quantitative productivity standards
- Ability to maintain regular, punctual attendance consistent with the ADA, FMLA and other federal, state, and local standards
- Working Conditions:
- Environment, such as office or outdoors
- Ability to work in challenging working conditions which may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while protected by PPE, for extended periods of time
- Essential physical requirements, such as climbing, standing, stooping, or typing
- Occasional work weekends, nights, or be on-call as a regular part of the job
- Occasional travel requirements
What the job involves
- We are looking for a highly capable and hands-on Manufacturing Engineer to drive the development, optimization, and scaling of production lines for a complex high-voltage system. This system includes high-power electronics, thermal components, and electromechanical integration. You'll work closely with CMs, test engineering, and product design teams to scale cost-effective, high-yield processes
- Define manufacturing process flows, build station-level process documentation, and create tooling and fixture requirements for product assembly and test
- Partner with CMs to bring up new lines, run capacity models, and validate takt times, throughput, and line balance
- Troubleshoot issues on the line and drive corrective actions for yield, first-pass success rate, and build quality
- Own DFM and DFT efforts, providing clear, actionable feedback to engineering
- Collaborate with quality and test engineering to ensure process stability, traceability, and defect containment
- Analyze production data and develop dashboards to identify trends, bottlenecks, and cost-reduction opportunities
- Develop ramp plans and execution tracking for NPI and scale transitions
Our take
Redwood Materials, the brainchild of former Tesla co-founder and CTO JB Straubel, is making waves in the sustainable energy sector with its strategic approach to battery recycling and domestic supply chains for lithium-ion batteries.
The company is dedicated to creating a fully closed-loop supply chain by manufacturing critical battery components using as many recycled batteries as possible, effectively localizing a 50,000-mile global battery supply chain on a single site. This strategy aims to address the critical issue of material sourcing, particularly the reliance on China for battery materials.
Redwood Materials has recently closed a Series D funding round at a post-money valuation exceeding $5B. This financial backing positions the company to continue expanding its capacity, further strengthening the US's domestic battery supply chain. With an ambitious goal to enable customers to purchase battery materials made in the US, Redwood Materials is aligned with the broader political goal of onshoring critical industries as emphasized in the USA's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Aug 2023
$1bn
SERIES D
Sep 2021
$50m
SERIES C
Total funding: $1.8bn
Company HQ
Carson City, NV
Leadership
JB Straubel
(CEO)Co-founder of Tesla where they spent 15 years as Chief Technology Officer before founding Redwood Materials. They currently serve on the Board of Directors at Tesla and as a Board Member at QuantumScape.
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