Functional Safety Engineer, Energy Storage

2 weeks, 4 days ago
Full-time
Senior
Quality Assurance and Testing
Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials

Redwood Materials focuses on creating a sustainable and closed-loop domestic supply chain by recycling and refining lithium-ion batteries, as well as remanufacturing their core components, anode and cathode, to address the growing demand for these mate...

Industrial Conglomerates
251-1K
Founded 2017
$3800M raised

Description

  • Lead compliance activities for energy storage system functional safety, including UL 1998, UL 991, and UL 5500.
  • Support certification efforts and align product development with functional safety requirements.
  • Apply safety principles and methodologies to hardware and software used in energy storage systems.
  • Develop FMEAs, hazard analyses, safety cases, and test strategies.
  • Represent Redwood in standards development activities related to energy storage functional safety.
  • Work with certification bodies to establish and manage compliance programs for new technologies.
  • Partner with engineering and product teams to integrate safety requirements into development cycles.
  • Translate complex safety standards into actionable requirements for cross-functional teams.
  • Develop, document, and execute hazard mitigation and validation strategies.
  • Support testing, verification, and issue resolution related to compliance and system safety.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
  • Hands-on experience in embedded software development, ideally in safety-critical or regulated environments.
  • Preferred experience with microcontroller-based systems, including low-level software or firmware.
  • Proficiency in C for real-time embedded systems.
  • Strong background in UL 1998, UL 991, and UL 5500.
  • Familiarity with functional safety standards such as IEC 61508, IEC/UL 60730, ISO 26262, or ISO 13849 is preferred.
  • Experience working with energy storage systems, power electronics, or other safety-critical systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply functional safety methodologies such as hazard analysis, safety cases, and V&V planning.
  • Experience managing compliance or certification processes with third-party testing or certification bodies.
  • Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail.
  • Excellent communication skills for explaining complex technical requirements to diverse stakeholders.
  • Passion for sustainability and making the world a better place.

Benefits

  • California salary range of $153,000 to $248,500 USD.
  • Full-time position.
  • Compensation commensurate with experience.

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