Test Engineering Lead, Energy Storage

Redwood Materials is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling to keep critical minerals in circulation and drive the energy transition.

You will be an early member of a new engineering team, responsible for building testers, defining test procedures, and executing tests for a new high‑power electromechanical product line s includes engineering validation testers, reliability testers, and manufacturing testers for high‑volume production.

In this role you’ll immediately start detailing the full‑stack test infrastructure for our new product while simultaneously building a new organization to design, build, and support those testers throughout the product lifecycle.

• Recruit, lead, and manage a high‑caliber test engineering team
• Develop, deploy, and support testers across product validation and high‑volume manufacturing lines
• Be a hands‑on engineering manager, accountable for project goals and timelines
• Contribute to a collaborative, fast‑paced startup culture, where every team member plays a crucial role in achieving company milestones

• 7+ years of technical experience in mechanical, electrical, software, or related product design engineering – not necessarily in test engineering
• Comfort with high‑voltage (400‑2000
  
  VDC, and 480
  
  VAC) products
• Personal technical expertise in at least one aspect of test engineering – e.g. you can design test fixtures, electrical cabinets, or the software infrastructure for testers
• Experience developing tools, infrastructure and design practices for a growing team
• Strong leadership and project management skills, with demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of building relationships with all levels of the organization and presenting to internal and external executives

• Ability to perform the essential job functions consistently, 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

• 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

$173,500—$283,000 USD

Full‑time

Mid‑Senior level

San Leandro, CA