Redwood Materials
Staff Power Electronics Engineer, Energy Storage
$182K–$242K
San Francisco, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
- Experience
- 5-7 years in electrical engineering, focused on power conversion or energy storage products.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on power electronics.
About the job
Designs and validates high-voltage, high-power converters for utility-scale battery energy storage and industrial applications, taking designs from concept through production.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize converter circuits, power stages, magnetics, low-voltage subsystems, EMI filters, and high-power PCB layouts.
- Analyze design trade-offs and validate hardware through modeling, lab testing, and rapid prototyping.
- Coordinate with cross-functional teams to define requirements, testing, manufacturing readiness, and industry certifications.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on power electronics.
- 5-7 years of electrical engineering experience focused on power conversion or energy storage products.
- Hands-on high-voltage hardware design experience, up to 1.5kVdc and 800Vac.
- Experience with power semiconductor selection, gate-drive design, and hardware protection circuits.
Nice to have
- Experience designing for mass production.
- SST experience at up to 25kVdc or 34.5kVac.
Pay
$182,500 — $242,500 USD (base salary)
Tools
Simulink, LTspice, Ansys Maxwell/Q3D, Altium Designer, Si/SiC MOSFET
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