Staff BESS FEED Electrical Engineer, EPC

Redwood Materials•San Francisco, CA

20h•$190,000 - $252,000

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. Redwood Materials is building grid-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), and this role owns the electrical foundation of those projects before detailed design and construction begin. As the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) Electrical Engineer, you turn early, ambiguous electrical inputs into a buildable concept, a defensible AC/DC design basis, and a clear interconnection and permitting path. You support active customer pursuits alongside the Business Development and Product teams — screening interconnection viability, developing preliminary single line diagrams, and hardening the electrical scope and cost basis behind proposals — then hand a gap-closed electrical package to the detailed design team and its Electrical Engineer of Record. The work rewards people who move fast without sacrificing the depth that sets projects up to succeed.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET-accredited program, or equivalent demonstrated ability; a Master's degree is a plus
A minimum of 8 years in solar, energy storage, or microgrid work, including front-end, conceptual, owner's engineering, or FEED electrical design on utility-scale or industrial battery energy storage projects
Deep understanding of grid-scale energy storage and electrical balance-of-plant equipment — inverters, medium-voltage transformers, switchgear, DC combiners, collection systems, grounding, and protection — and of AC/DC power conversion and medium- and high-voltage systems
Strong knowledge of BESS electrical design, utility and grid operator interconnection requirements, and utility-scale project execution, with the ability to develop preliminary single line diagrams and screening-level studies
Familiarity with relevant codes and standards, including NEC 705 and 706, IEEE 1547, UL 9540, UL 9540A, UL 1973, UL 1741, NFPA 855, and IEC, and the ability to translate them into design criteria and a Basis of Design
Proficiency in design and analysis tools such as AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam, and ETAP or SKM, with the ability to produce concept layouts and technical exhibits quickly
Strong communication skills — verbal, written, and through drawings — with excellent attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and execute in parallel in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place!

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer (PE) license in Electrical Engineering preferred
project management or EPC experience coordinating multi-disciplinary scopes within architecture/engineering or design engineering firms is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead the electrical front-end scope for assigned early-phase pursuits, coordinating across Business Development, the Product team, and engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) engineering and project controls, and serving as Business Development's electrical technical support for scope, cost, schedule, and contract exhibits
Develop concept and preliminary electrical designs — site layouts and single line diagrams — integrating system architecture, inverter and medium-voltage transformer configuration, and DC block arrangement with site constraints
Establish the electrical Basis of Design and design criteria, including AC/DC architecture, medium-voltage collection, grounding and bonding, protection and coordination, metering, and auxiliary and balance-of-plant power
Perform screening-level power system studies such as load flow, short circuit, and protective device coordination to size major equipment, set voltage classes and ratings, and define the study scope for detailed design
Support early utility and grid operator interconnection strategy — identifying viable pathways and timelines from site location, front- or behind-the-meter configuration, and point of interconnection — and deliver electrical feasibility studies that confirm interconnection viability and equipment siting as a go/no-go input
Establish the electrical code and standards basis, document the compliance framework for detailed design, and develop alternative means and methods or performance-based design options in coordination with fire and life-safety requirements
Drive the electrical information-request checklist to closure and deliver the electrical scope and Basis of Design package as the formal handoff to detailed design, including the interconnection path, long-lead item register, and open-items register