Power Electronics Engineer, Energy Storage
Redwood MaterialsSan Francisco, California
Full Time
Posted April 17, 2026
$125k - $200k
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Job Description
Redwood Materials is seeking a Power Electronics Engineer to design, prototype, and launch high-power, high-voltage power converters for energy storage applications, contributing to the development of efficient and manufacturable battery-related hardware in a fast-paced startup environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, prototype, and launch high-power, high-voltage power converters for energy storage applications.
- Create accurate time-domain control and thermal models to inform circuit and mechanical development.
- Perform circuit board layout and component selection to optimize efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability.
- Select and evaluate power electronics topologies, semiconductors, and magnetics based on engineering constraints.
- Supervise and perform detailed schematic capture and PCB layout using CAD tools like Altium.
- Mentor test technicians in designing tests, interpreting results, and defining part maturity criteria.
Requirements
- Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, with a focus in power electronics
- 3-5 years of experience in electrical engineering, with a strong focus in power conversion or energy storage products, ideally for mass production
- Experience in high-voltage design up to 2000VDC and 480VAC
- Familiarity with techniques for efficiency optimization in power electronics
- Basic knowledge of control theory and embedded systems
- Strong analytical problem solving skills
- Experience in rapid iterations on prototypes based on customer, supplier, and co-worker feedback
- Strong understanding of power electronics topologies and fundamentals, including AC/DC and DC/DC conversions
- Experience with semiconductor selections, gate drive, and protection circuit design
- Proven track record as an electrical engineer with hands-on design, prototyping, and launch experience in medium-to-high volume production of 10,000 units per year or higher
- Ability to select circuit components for manufacturability as well as electrical function
- Ability to perform detailed schematic capture in Altium or related CAD software
- Ability to supervise and occasionally perform detailed layout of high-power electronics PCBs in Altium or related CAD software
Benefits & Perks
Salary range: $125,000 - $200,000 USD
Full-time position
Compensation will be commensurate with experience
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