Staff Controls Engineer

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or 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 (e.g., Allen-Bradley, Siemens, Schneider, or similar).

Familiarity with SCADA/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.

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 Controls Engineer

We are seeking an experienced Staff Controls Engineer who is passionate about pushing beyond the cutting edge of the industry to design, build, and debug best-in-class controls systems for Redwood’s battery recycling operations. This engineer will play a critical role in designing, commissioning, scaling, and supporting all of Redwood’s recycling facilities working at the intersection of chemical process engineering, industrial automation, and software development.