redwoodmaterials
Staff BESS Electrical Design Engineer, EPC
At a Glance
- Location
- McCarran, Nevada, United States
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Posted
- 2026-05-08T14:53:35-04:00
Key Requirements
Required Skills
Domain Knowledge
- Energy
- Engineering
- Regulatory
Requirements
Minimum 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.
SME in knowledge of NEC 705, NEC 706, IEEE 1547, UL 9540, and NFPA 855.
Microgrid and hybrid power systems modeling tools using HOMER or similar
Power system modeling using ETAP, SKM, or similar
AutoCAD/Revit, Navisworks, Bluebeam, Microsoft Office
Responsibilities
Lead electrical engineering efforts for utility scale lithium-ion BESS projects from concept (system sizing, layout) through construction.
Interface with utilities and ISO/RTOs to support interconnection studies/submittals, permitting, and compliance for new renewable and BESS projects.
Serve as the internal subject matter expert (SME) for technical challenges related to BESS.
Design AC and DC electrical systems for BESS using medium voltage transformers, inverters, DC combiners, energy managers, and battery modules.
Specify and procure long-lead AC equipment.
Develop schematic diagrams, single-line diagrams, wiring schematics, raceway plans, grounding plans, and protection strategies for AC and DC systems.
About the Company
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.
Staff BESS Electrical Design Engineer, EPC
Redwood Materials is seeking a