The Senior Modeling and Architecture Engineer will lead the design, development, and integration of energy storage systems, focusing on modeling, system optimization, and operational algorithms for second-life battery products within Redwood Materials' innovative energy storage solutions.
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 for battery pack usage to maximize value 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 and site-specific deployment decisions.
Conduct architectural studies to evaluate cost and performance tradeoffs.
Create algorithms for battery pack operational windows and replacement strategies based on SOC and other limits.
Perform component-level sensitivity analyses to optimize cost and performance tradeoffs.
Validate models through test plans and analysis to quantify uncertainty.
Communicate modeling results to inform architecture and performance initiatives.
Develop reporting frameworks to track progress from concept to full production of components.
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