Redwood Materials
Senior Electrical Hardware Test Engineer, Energy Storage
$145K–$192K
San Francisco, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of technical experience in test engineering, hardware validation, or power electronics development.
- Education
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
About the job
Validates high-voltage power electronics for energy storage systems by designing tests, diagnosing hardware failures, and improving designs and processes.
What you'll do
- Design and run validation tests on high-voltage components and assemblies; investigate failures to the component level.
- Design and source custom PCBAs and build supporting test infrastructure.
- Develop Python test automation and data analysis tools; collaborate on FMEAs, test plans, and design improvements.
What they ask for
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with high-voltage systems (400–2000VDC and 480–800VAC).
- Proficiency with Altium or similar EDA tools and ability to read schematics, layouts, and datasheets.
- Working knowledge of power conversion and demonstrated root-cause and failure-analysis experience.
Nice to have
- Python is preferred for object-oriented programming.
Pay
$145,000 — $192,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Altium, Python, oscilloscopes
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