The Modeling and Architecture Engineer in Energy Storage at Redwood Materials leads the design, development, and integration of advanced modeling platforms for second-life battery systems, driving system optimization, operational algorithms, and product architecture decisions in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and integration of Redwood Energy's second-life battery product modeling platform.
Develop and maintain multiphysics and technoeconomic models to inform system design and project sizing.
Operationalize modeling insights into algorithms that optimize battery pack usage and determine operational parameters.
Provide technical leadership for performance and technoeconomic modeling, including setting the modeling roadmap and selecting tools.
Use models to support product architecture decisions and site-specific deployment strategies.
Conduct architectural studies to evaluate cost and performance tradeoffs.
Create algorithms for battery operational windows and pack replacement strategies.
Perform component-level sensitivity analyses to optimize cost and performance tradeoffs.
Validate models through test plans and analyze results to quantify uncertainty.
Communicate modeling findings to inform architecture and performance improvements.
Requirements
BS or MS in Mechanical Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
8 years of model development or system engineering experience
Excellent first-principles physics understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage and transformation, and basic thermal mechanics
Experience with hybrid or electric powertrain model development, PV model development, and data analysis in Python or MATLAB Simulink
Experience with models which have multiple contributors collaborating together
Familiarity with basic controls techniques, such as filters and PID loops