Controls Engineer, New Products
Description For Controls Engineer, New Products
Redwood Materials, a pioneering company in sustainable battery technology, is seeking a Controls Engineer for their New Products team. This role represents a unique opportunity to be the first Controls Engineer in a new engineering team, focusing on developing state-of-energy and capacity estimation for innovative lithium-ion-powered energy storage systems. The position combines hands-on technical leadership with algorithm development, requiring expertise in battery systems and control theory.
The ideal candidate will take ownership of control systems across the entire product, with a particular focus on battery algorithms. This role demands someone who can thrive in a startup environment, tackle complex technical challenges, and lead the development of cutting-edge battery control systems. The position offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of sustainable energy and advanced control systems, contributing to the company's mission of creating a circular supply chain for electric vehicles and clean energy products.
Working at Redwood Materials means being part of a dynamic, fast-paced environment where your work directly impacts the future of sustainable energy storage. The role combines technical depth in control systems with the breadth of system-level thinking, requiring collaboration with firmware engineers and other technical teams. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer who wants to make a significant impact in the clean energy sector while working with cutting-edge technology.
The position offers competitive compensation and the chance to work on meaningful problems in sustainability and energy storage. If you're passionate about control systems, battery technology, and want to contribute to making clean energy more sustainable and affordable, this role presents an exciting opportunity to make a real difference.
Responsibilities For Controls Engineer, New Products
- Develop control architectures and algorithms for an energy storage system across multiple layers of power converters
- Design and implement SOC/SOH estimation algorithms at the cell, pack, and system levels
- Lead thermal control strategies for the battery system
- Conduct system identification and modeling, determining appropriate model fidelity and designing experiments
- Collaborate with embedded firmware engineers to ensure algorithm implementation in resource-constrained real-time environments
Requirements For Controls Engineer, New Products
- B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field, with 5+ years of model development or systems engineering experience
- Strong first-principles understanding of electrical and mechanical systems, power delivery, energy storage, and thermal mechanics
- Solid foundation in classical and modern control theory
- Expertise in Li-ion battery estimation, including SOC/SOH modeling, Coulomb counting, and Kalman filters
- Hands-on experience designing and tuning PID controllers and working with frequency-domain analysis
- Demonstrated ability to write clear and testable engineering requirements
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
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