Staff BESS Electrical Engineer, EPC
Redwood MaterialsMcCarran, Nevada
Full Time
Posted December 1, 2025
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Job Description
The BESS Electrical Engineer at Redwood Materials is responsible for designing and leading the development of utility-scale energy storage systems, ensuring compliance with industry standards, coordinating with various teams, and supporting grid integration and renewable energy projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead electrical engineering efforts for utility-scale lithium-ion BESS projects from concept to construction.
- Design AC and DC electrical systems for BESS, including specifying and procuring equipment.
- Develop technical drawings, schematics, and protection strategies for electrical systems.
- Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to produce complete project packages and ensure compliance with codes and standards.
- Interface with utilities and regulatory bodies for interconnection, permitting, and compliance activities.
- Perform power system studies such as short circuit, load flow, and arc flash analysis.
- Serve as the Electrical Engineer of Record for assigned projects.
- Maintain knowledge of BESS technologies, industry trends, and regulatory requirements.
- Support project scope, schedule, and budget tracking, including cost estimates and schedule development.
- Conduct QA/QC reviews of electrical designs and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an ABET accredited program
- Licensed Professional Engineer in Nevada or eligible for reciprocity, with the requirement to obtain PE licensure in Nevada and South Carolina within 2 months of start date
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in solar, energy storage, or microgrid sectors, with at least 3 years focused on BESS design and deployment
- Proven expertise in interconnection and regulatory compliance for BESS systems
- Subject Matter Expert in knowledge of NEC 705, NEC 706, IEEE 1547, UL 9540, and NFPA 855 standards
- Advanced proficiency in microgrid and hybrid power systems modeling tools such as HOMER or similar
- Experience with power system modeling using ETAP, SKM, or similar software
- Experience with AutoCAD, Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam, and Microsoft Office
- Ability to design AC and DC electrical systems for BESS using medium voltage transformers, inverters, DC combiners, energy managers, and battery modules
- Ability to specify and evaluate components such as circuit breakers, contactors, fuses, disconnects, emergency power off (EPO), and metering devices
- Experience developing schematic diagrams, single-line diagrams, wiring schematics, raceway plans, grounding plans, and protection strategies for AC and DC systems
- Experience coordinating with civil, structural, fire life safety, SCADA telecom, geotechnical, and DC system design teams to produce complete IFC packages and technical specifications
- Knowledge of applicable codes and standards such as NEC 705, NEC 706, IEEE 1547, UL 9540, NFPA 855, and local amendments
- Experience leading code reviews and providing summaries to internal teams
- Experience performing power system studies for short circuit, load flow, arc flash, and protective device coordination for AC and DC systems
- Experience with the design of HVDC systems and converter stations (preferred)
- Knowledge of energy storage use-cases including peak shaving, load shifting, demand response, and frequency response
- Ability to perform feasibility analysis of using medium voltage DC distribution systems for integrating BESS with other sources
- Ability to serve as the Electrical Engineer of Record for assigned projects
- Ability to perform QA/QC reviews of electrical designs and mentor junior engineers
- Ability to prepare engineering cost estimates and project schedules in collaboration with project controls at various design milestones
- Ability to support RFIs, submittal reviews, change orders, and site inspections
- Strong communication skills to effectively communicate through verbal, written, and visual formats
- Availability to work full-time
Benefits & Perks
Compensation will be commensurate with experience
Full-time position
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