<div><div><div><div><div><p><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><strong>About Redwood Materials</strong></span></p><div><p><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><strong>Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.</strong></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><strong>Field Quality Engineer, Energy Storage</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Redwood Materials is currently searching for a Field Quality Engineer to join as an early member of a new engineering team working on our Battery Energy Storage System product line. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and safety of deployed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assets by identifying, investigating, and preventing field issues. This role works closely with Operations &amp; Maintenance (O&amp;M) teams that perform routine monitoring and maintenance, and with Service Engineering, which owns advanced technical escalation. </span></p><p><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">The Field Quality Engineer serves as the frontline quality owner in the field, focusing on identifying systemic quality issues, conducting structured investigations, and driving corrective and preventive actions. This role plays a critical part in reducing repeat failures, improving fleet reliability, and feeding real world learnings back into engineering, suppliers, and operational processes. You’re a doer, excited about getting your hands dirty and working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting, and want to shape a new department at Redwood. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><strong><span>Responsibilities will include:</span></strong><span><br></span></span></p><div><ul><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span>Serve as the primary point of contact for field </span><span>identified quality issues across operating BESS assets</span> </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Lead structured investigations into recurring failures, abnormal trends, or field incidents in collaboration with O&amp;M and Service Engineering </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Perform root cause analyses using established methodologies (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, fault tree analysis) </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Develop and document clear problem statements supported by data, field evidence, and technical observations </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Define, track, and verify corrective and preventive actions to address field quality issues </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Verify effectiveness of corrective actions through follow-<span>up inspections, audits, and data analysis</span> </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Support development and tracking of quality KPIs such as repeat failure rates, defect trends, and corrective action closure </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce operational burden on O&amp;M and improve system reliability </span></li></ul></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span><strong>Desired Qualifications</strong>: </span><span> </span></span></p><div><ul><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span>Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering</span><span>, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field</span> </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">5+ years of experience in field quality, reliability engineering, service engineering, or commissioning support for complex electromechanical or energy systems </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Demonstrated experience supporting field-deployed assets such as Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), power electronics, renewable energy systems, or industrial electrical equipment </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Experience working directly with field operations, O&amp;M technicians, and service engineering teams in a production or operational environment </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Working knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, fault trees) and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Familiarity with field inspection procedures, commissioning documentation, and service records </span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place! <span> </span></span></li></ul></div><div><p><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><strong>Physical Requirements:  </strong></span></p><ul><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Ability to perform essential physical tasks such as climbing ladders, standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, and walking for extended periods in industrial environments</span></li></ul><p><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;"><strong>Working Conditions: </strong> </span></p><ul><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to field locations; frequent travel required up to 40%</span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Ability to work in conditions that may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while wearing appropriate PPE for extended periods of time</span></li><li style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">Availability to work weekends, nights, or on- call as needed</span></li></ul></div></div><p>  </p><div><div><div><p><span><span>In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills. </span></span></p></div><div>California Pay Range:</div><div><span>$150,000</span><span>—</span><span>$207,500 USD</span></div></div></div><div><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Redwood Materials, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, professional or employment information, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. If you have additional privacy-related questions, please contact us at privacy@redwoodmaterials.com.</span></p></div>

<p>Redwood is developing a fully closed-loop, domestic supply chain for lithium-ion batteries. Our team manufactures critical battery components using as many recycled batteries as possible &mdash; localizing a 50,000-mile global supply battery chain on a single site.</p>

Field Quality Engineer, Energy Storage

<div><div><div><div><div><p><span><strong>About Redwood Materials</strong></span></p><div><p><span><strong>Redwood Materials was founded in 2017 by JB Straubel, co-founder and former CTO of Tesla, on a simple but radical idea: the critical minerals powering the energy transition already exist. They just need to come back. Today Redwood is the largest lithium-ion battery recycler in North America — recovering, refining, and redeploying critical minerals from end-of-life batteries back into the supply chain. On the energy side, Redwood has deployed the largest second-life battery project in the world, delivering power to AI data centers in months rather than years using proprietary energy architecture engineered entirely in-house. The company is profitable, the market it operates in is projected to grow 20 to 50 times over the next decade, and Redwood is the only company with the supply chain, the technology, and the operational scale to lead it.</strong></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><span><strong>Field Quality Engineer, Energy Storage</strong></span></p><p><span>Redwood Materials is currently searching for a Field Quality Engineer to join as an early member of a new engineering team working on our Battery Energy Storage System product line. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and safety of deployed Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) assets by identifying, investigating, and preventing field issues. This role works closely with Operations &amp; Maintenance (O&amp;M) teams that perform routine monitoring and maintenance, and with Service Engineering, which owns advanced technical escalation. </span></p><p><span>The Field Quality Engineer serves as the frontline quality owner in the field, focusing on identifying systemic quality issues, conducting structured investigations, and driving corrective and preventive actions. This role plays a critical part in reducing repeat failures, improving fleet reliability, and feeding real world learnings back into engineering, suppliers, and operational processes. You’re a doer, excited about getting your hands dirty and working in a dynamic, fast-paced setting, and want to shape a new department at Redwood. </span></p><p><span><strong><span>Responsibilities will include:</span></strong><span><br /></span></span></p><div><ul><li><span><span>Serve as the primary point of contact for field </span><span>identified quality issues across operating BESS assets</span> </span></li><li><span>Lead structured investigations into recurring failures, abnormal trends, or field incidents in collaboration with O&amp;M and Service Engineering </span></li><li><span>Perform root cause analyses using established methodologies (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, fault tree analysis) </span></li><li><span>Develop and document clear problem statements supported by data, field evidence, and technical observations </span></li><li><span>Define, track, and verify corrective and preventive actions to address field quality issues </span></li><li><span>Verify effectiveness of corrective actions through follow-<span>up inspections, audits, and data analysis</span> </span></li><li><span>Support development and tracking of quality KPIs such as repeat failure rates, defect trends, and corrective action closure </span></li><li><span>Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce operational burden on O&amp;M and improve system reliability </span></li></ul></div><div><p><span><span><strong>Desired Qualifications</strong>: </span><span> </span></span></p><div><ul><li><span><span>Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering</span><span>, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field</span> </span></li><li><span>5+ years of experience in field quality, reliability engineering, service engineering, or commissioning support for complex electromechanical or energy systems </span></li><li><span>Demonstrated experience supporting field-deployed assets such as Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), power electronics, renewable energy systems, or industrial electrical equipment </span></li><li><span>Experience working directly with field operations, O&amp;M technicians, and service engineering teams in a production or operational environment </span></li><li><span>Working knowledge of root cause analysis methodologies (e.g., 5 Whys, Fishbone, fault trees) and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) processes </span></li><li><span>Familiarity with field inspection procedures, commissioning documentation, and service records </span></li><li><span>A passion for sustainability and making the world a better place! <span> </span></span></li></ul></div><div><p><span><strong>Physical Requirements:  </strong></span></p><ul><li><span>Ability to perform essential physical tasks such as climbing ladders, standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, and walking for extended periods in industrial environments</span></li></ul><p><span><strong>Working Conditions: </strong> </span></p><ul><li><span>Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to field locations; frequent travel required up to 40%</span></li><li><span>Ability to work in conditions that may include exposure to noise, dust, chemicals, and temperature extremes, while wearing appropriate PPE for extended periods of time</span></li><li><span>Availability to work weekends, nights, or on- call as needed</span></li></ul></div></div><p>  </p><div><div><div><p><span><span>In accordance with California pay transparency laws, the salary range for this position is listed below. Actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and skills. </span></span></p></div><div>California Pay Range:</div><div><span>$150,000</span><span>—</span><span>$207,500 USD</span></div></div></div><div><p><span>The position is full-time. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.</span></p><p> </p><p><span>We collect personal information (PI) from you in connection with your application for employment with Redwood Materials, including the following categories of PI: identifiers, personal records, professional or employment information, and inferences drawn from your PI. We collect your PI for our purposes, including performing services and operations related to your potential employment. If you have additional privacy-related questions, please contact us at privacy@redwoodmaterials.com.</span></p></div>

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