Abuse Test Engineer, New Product

Redwood Materials, founded in 2017, is revolutionizing the electric vehicle and clean energy industry by creating a circular supply chain for batteries. As an Abuse Test Engineer, you'll join an early engineering team responsible for ensuring product safety through rigorous testing and analysis. You'll design and execute tests simulating extreme conditions and misuse scenarios for complex electromechanical and electrochemical systems.

The role involves collaborating with design and manufacturing engineering teams to identify potential failure modes and conducting controlled tests including short circuit, overvoltage, overheat, overcharge, and forced thermal propagation scenarios. You'll help build and define test infrastructure while ensuring thorough documentation and safety protocols.

The ideal candidate combines strong physics knowledge with hands-on experience in abuse testing, preferably in energy storage. You should be comfortable with data analysis tools like MATLAB, Minitab, and Python, and have experience designing data acquisition rigs. This position offers the unique opportunity to shape a new department while working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment focused on sustainable energy solutions.

Working at Redwood Materials means joining a mission-driven company that's making batteries more sustainable while reducing costs. You'll be at the forefront of creating safer, more robust energy storage solutions through thorough testing and analysis. The role offers competitive compensation and the chance to make a significant impact in the clean energy sector.