Codes and Standards Lead, Energy Storage

Redwood Materials•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

About Redwood Materials Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling — keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017, we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have. Codes and Standards Lead, Energy Storage Redwood Materials is pioneering a sustainable circular economy for lithium-ion batteries by transforming recycled materials into critical inputs for energy storage and next-generation battery technologies. We are seeking a Codes and Standards Lead to represent Redwood across the codes, standards, and regulatory ecosystem impacting energy storage systems. This role is responsible for shaping how emerging technologies are regulated, permitted, and deployed, while enabling safe, scalable innovation in a rapidly evolving industry. This position is a senior technical thought-leadership role that operates at the intersection of engineering, compliance, policy, and industry advocacy.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
8+ years of experience in energy storage, batteries, power systems, fire protection engineering, or a related technical domain.
Demonstrated experience participating in and influencing codes and standards development activities, regulatory working groups, or trade association initiatives.
Broad technical understanding of energy storage systems, battery technologies, fire and life safety considerations, and system-level risk.
Proven ability to influence without authority and build consensus across diverse stakeholders.
Strong technical writing and communication skills, including experience drafting proposals, technical guidance, or position papers.
Comfort operating in areas where standards are immature or evolving and technical judgment is .
Ability to represent the company credibly with regulators, AHJs, certification bodies, and senior technical audiences.
Passion for shaping the future of energy storage safety and deployment.

Nice To Haves

Direct participation in codes and standards development activities, including technical committees, task groups, or working groups associated with UL, NFPA, ICC, SAE, IEC, IEEE, or similar organizations.
Experience representing a company or industry position in standards meetings, public comment processes, or regulatory forums.
Familiarity with energy storage system standards and codes, including UL 9540, UL 1973, UL 1974, NFPA 855, the International Fire Code, and the National Electrical Code.
Experience working with trade associations, industry coalitions, or cross-company working groups to establish best practices or consensus guidance.
Experience evaluating or applying automotive battery safety frameworks (e.g., SAE documents, FMVSS requirements) and translating safety intent across domains.
Comfort operating in technically ambiguous or emerging regulatory spaces where formal standards are incomplete or evolving.
Experience supporting or influencing permitting, deployment, or regulatory acceptance of novel or first-of-kind technologies.
Prior work at the intersection of engineering, compliance, policy, and industry advocacy.

Responsibilities

Lead Redwood’s engagement with codes and standards bodies, trade associations, and industry working groups relevant to energy storage systems.
Actively influence the development, interpretation, and adoption of codes and standards to remove unnecessary barriers to deployment while maintaining a high bar for safety.
Initially, this role will be highly hands-on, with active participation in code hearings, technical task groups, standards committee meetings, and working sessions.
Over time, this role will evolve toward setting strategy for where and how Redwood engages across the codes and standards landscape.
Work closely with trade associations, peer companies, utilities, insurers, fire service organizations, and other industry partners to establish best practices, align technical positions, and collaboratively develop new guidance, codes, or standards where none currently exist.
Serve as a technical thought leader on energy storage safety and deployment.
Contribute to and author technical position papers, white papers, and best-practice guidance, particularly in emerging or ambiguous areas of regulation.
Help orchestrate the evolution of battery safety standards to enable the responsible use of EV traction batteries in energy storage systems.
Translate evolving codes, standards, and industry guidance into clear technical direction for internal engineering, compliance, manufacturing, and product teams.
Provide authoritative interpretations where requirements are incomplete, conflicting, or rapidly evolving.
Monitor upcoming code cycles, regulatory trends, and enforcement practices.
Anticipate impacts to product design, manufacturing operations, and deployment strategies, and proactively develop engagement or mitigation approaches.