Functional Safety Engineer, Energy Storage

Passion for sustainability and advancing safe, innovative energy storage technologies.

Nice to have:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.

Strong background in UL 1998, UL 991, and UL 5500.

$153,000

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$248,500 USD

Functional Safety & Compliance:

Lead compliance activities for ESS functional safety with a focus on UL 1998 (Software in Programmable Components), UL 991 (Tests for Safety-Related Controls Employing Solid-State Devices), and UL 5500 (Remote Software Updates). Support certification efforts and align product development with functional safety requirements.

Standards Application & Development:

Apply safety principles and methodologies to ESS hardware and software. Facilitate and lead the development of FMEA’s, hazard analyses, safety cases, and test strategies. Represent Redwood in standards development activities to help shape emerging requirements for ESS functional safety.

Certification Management:

Work with certification bodies (NRTLs) to establish and manage compliance programs for new technologies, ensuring timely approvals to support product introduction milestones. Partner closely with engineering and product teams to integrate safety requirements into development cycles.

Redwood is localizing a global battery supply chain that seamlessly integrates recovery, reuse, and recycling

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keeping critical minerals in circulation and driving the energy transition. Founded in 2017,

we’re delivering low-cost and large-scale energy storage and producing battery materials in the U.S. for the first time, all from batteries we already have.

Functional Safety Engineer, Energy Storage

Redwood Materials is pioneering a sustainable circular economy for lithium-ion batteries by transforming recycled materials into critical inputs for energy storage and next-generation battery technologies. We are seeking a motivated and experienced Functional Safety Engineer to join our team and play a key role in ensuring compliance with functional safety standards and advancing the safe deployment of new energy storage system (ESS) technologies.