Functional Safety Engineer, Energy Storage
Redwood MaterialsSan Francisco, California
Full Time
Posted April 22, 2026
$153k - $249k
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Job Description
A Functional Safety Engineer at Redwood Materials is responsible for ensuring compliance with safety standards and supporting the development, certification, and safety of energy storage systems, focusing on hardware and software safety in the context of battery recycling and energy storage technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead compliance activities for ESS functional safety standards (UL 1998, UL 991, UL 5500).
- Support certification efforts and align product development with safety requirements.
- Apply safety principles and methodologies to hardware and software of energy storage systems.
- Develop hazard analyses, safety cases, FMEA, and test strategies.
- Manage certification processes with third-party testing bodies to ensure timely approvals.
- Translate safety standards into actionable requirements for cross-functional teams.
- Develop and execute hazard mitigation and validation strategies.
- Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and product teams to streamline safety processes.
- Maintain relationships with certification bodies and industry partners to stay updated on safety standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field
- Hands-on experience in embedded software development, ideally within safety-critical or regulated environments
- Proficiency in C for real-time embedded systems
- Strong background in UL 1998, UL 991, and UL 5500 standards
- Familiarity with international functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, IEC UL 60730, ISO 26262, or ISO 13849 (preferred)
- Experience developing or working directly with microcontroller-based systems, including low-level software or firmware (preferred)
- Demonstrated ability to apply functional safety methodologies such as hazard analysis, safety cases, and V V planning
- Experience managing compliance or certification processes with third-party testing certification bodies
- Experience supporting certification efforts and aligning product development with functional safety requirements
- Ability to translate complex safety standards into actionable requirements for cross-functional teams
- Ability to develop, document, and execute hazard mitigation and validation strategies, including supporting testing and verification activities
- Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical requirements to diverse stakeholders
- Experience working with Energy Storage Systems, power electronics, or safety-critical systems (preferred)
- Ability to support certification activities and coordinate with certification bodies such as NRTLs
- Ability to represent the company in standards development activities to help shape emerging ESS safety requirements
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: $153,000 - $248,500 USD
Full-time position
Compensation will be commensurate with experience
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