Energy Optimization Engineering Intern

Redwood Materials • San Francisco, CA

5h • $41 - $55

About The Position

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.
The Energy Optimization Engineering Intern will support the development of the predictive "intelligence layer" used to manage energy for AI Data Centers and microgrids. Working under the guidance of senior engineers, you will help build and validate time-series forecasting models for GPU power loads and market prices, integrating these inputs into Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP) prototypes. You will collaborate with cloud software teams to test these "forecast-informed" algorithms in a cloud-native environment, assisting in the simulation and backtesting of energy management strategies. Your objective is to help improve the accuracy and efficiency of our EMS, gaining hands-on experience in "value-stacking" and real-world energy optimization. This is a Summer 2026 position.

Requirements

• MS or PhD in Energy Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics or a related field
• Strong background in optimization (mixed integer, stochastic, robust, convex) with applications to SCUC/SCED or other electricity market problems
• Strong background in time series data forecasting applied to energy systems
• Excellent first-principles physics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage and transformation, and basic thermal mechanics
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with AI techniques in energy markets

Responsibilities

• Apply time-series forecasting and machine learning algorithms to predict PV generation, microgrid load profiles, and electricity market prices
• Integrate multi-horizon forecasts into intelligent Energy Management Systems (EMS) to drive autonomous decision-making
• Develop high-fidelity mathematical models of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and Microgrid components
• Utilize Mixed-Integer Programming (MIP) and other mathematical optimization techniques to solve complex resource allocation and scheduling problems
• Conduct large-scale EMS simulations and scenario testing to validate strategy performance and stability under varying grid conditions
• Work closely with Cloud Software Engineers to deploy optimization engines and predictive models into scalable cloud architectures
• Design and maintain high-performance APIs for real-time control signals and data exchange between the cloud and site-level assets

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern