Staff Controls Engineer
Redwood MaterialsMcCarran, Nevada
Full Time
Posted February 17, 2026
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Job Description
A Staff Controls Engineer at Redwood Materials is responsible for designing, commissioning, and supporting automation and control systems for battery recycling operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and reliable chemical processing through advanced industrial controls and software development.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and debug controls software for battery recycling equipment, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA, and DCS systems
- Program, test, and validate automation sequences and interlocks for chemical process units
- Collaborate with engineering teams to develop instrumentation and control strategies for new systems
- Lead on-site commissioning, including IO checks, logic validation, and process tuning
- Develop diagnostics, alarms, and fault recovery strategies to ensure system uptime and maintainability
- Optimize control loops and automation performance for operational excellence
- Document control logic, operating procedures, and system architecture for maintenance and knowledge transfer
- Support system integration with data monitoring, reporting, and analytics tools
- Ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards in control systems
- Develop and define software and electrical standards to advance company controls infrastructure
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 10 years of experience in industrial controls or automation engineering, ideally in a large-scale process manufacturing environment.
- Hands-on experience programming PLCs and HMIs, such as Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, or similar systems.
- Familiarity with SCADA and DCS systems and real-time process control strategies.
- Strong understanding of industrial sensors, instrumentation, and advanced control algorithms.
- Experience supporting system commissioning and startup in a live production environment.
- Design and implement controls software for cathode production equipment, including PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and distributed control systems (DCS).
- Program, test, and debug automation sequences and interlocks to ensure safe and efficient operation of chemical process units.
- Collaborate with process, mechanical, and electrical engineers to develop instrumentation and control strategies for new equipment and systems.
- Lead commissioning and bring-up efforts on-site in Reno, NV, including IO checks, logic validation, and process tuning.
- Develop robust diagnostics, alarms, and fault recovery strategies to ensure high system uptime and maintainability.
- Optimize control loops and automation performance to support continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Document control logic, operating procedures, and system architecture for future maintenance and knowledge transfer.
- Support integration with data systems for monitoring, reporting, and advanced analytics.
- Ensure all systems comply with process safety and regulatory standards.
- Spearhead developing and defining software and electrical standards to push the company forward.
- Wear proper PPE when necessary and safely perform job duties in both office and production plant environments.
- Ability to communicate clearly.
- Participate in on-call rotation to support automation and controls systems.
- Infrequent travel required (less than 10%).
- This is a full-time position.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation will be commensurate with experience
Full-time position
Infrequent travel less than 10%
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